…have intakes that are very different from their local communities. And a recent survey by the pressure group Comprehensive Future found that in some parts of the country up to…
Cash for grades?
…to strive to achieve something they will receive in the future. Researchers from Bristol University and Chicago University ran two schemes with Year 11 pupils studying for GCSEs in English,…
Father’s education level strongest factor in child’s success at school – study
Richard Adams quotes the Sutton Trust in his Guardian report on new ONS research on intergenerational poverty A father’s level of education is the strongest factor determining a child’s future…
Sir Peter Lampl: Tuition fees up, social mobility down
…restraint and suggested a graduate tax. He said that no party with a deep and genuine commitment to social mobility could support the current proposals. I have no party political…
Sir Peter Lampl: Let’s put British youngsters in the Ivy League
…the US. At the world’s top-ranked university, Harvard, I sat in on an admissions committee meeting at which the personal and school background of almost every candidate was discussed. After…
Violin, clarinet, football and choir
…in this term. So far I haven’t made use of private tuition – another paid for out of school activity that is surprisingly common in my neighbourhood. Where we live,…