…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…
Richest parents four times more likely than poorest to pay for extra classes for their children
…that pupils at private schools are nearly twice as likely to get private tutoring as those from state schools (27% compared with 14%). The brief also includes new Ipsos MORI…
Access issues stradle the Atlanic
…school interviewees and almost 60 per cent of those at state schools thought their choice of university would make no difference to future earnings. Similar numbers thought the same about…
Making a Statement
…has been schools un-doing the work of the initiative. Some offered advice that was contradictory; some insisted students followed a very rigid structure; one said a student’s application to read…
Giving pupils a sporting chance
…idea that intelligence is learnable and can be developed through effort and skillful practice has not penetrated our society widely or deeply,’ argues Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck. Dweck’s research does…
Independence and Access
…universities. You might expect businesses to share facilities with the community, but would you expect them to share commercial confidences? In fact, 83 of our 148 schools gave detailed examples…