…social and ethnic background. University was deemed less important for young people from the least affluent families (61% compared with 67% in ‘high affluence’ households), and white pupils (62% compared…
Old school ties? The educational background of Boris Johnson’s cabinet
…person in that role to have attended a state comprehensive. How does the new cabinet compare to previous cabinets? Although the privately educated proportion of Johnson’s cabinet is considerably higher…
Money matters
…school. Indeed, the use of private tuition is common amongst better-off parents, who are five times more likely to report that their child has ever received private tuition (31% compared…
Teacher recruitment crisis causing a school ‘science shortfall’, especially in Physics
…than teachers elsewhere in the country. The biggest regional variations are for physics teachers: just over half of physics teachers in the East of England hold a relevant degree compared…
Mind the Gap
…Ethnicity and Disadvantage, from the Sutton Trust today lays bare not only its extent, but the startling differences in the size of the gap between different ethnic communities in England….
Vast majority of Scottish access students go to college, not university
…and Communications, Conor Ryan was a member of the Commission on Widening Access. The commission’s report, published in March, is available here. The proposal of a Commissioner for Fair Access…