…still producing better results than comprehensives.[4] Here comes the market Change was initiated under the Conservatives with their belief that competition through a market ideology could drive up standards in…
Working class gender gap widens in first year of £9000 tuition fees
…TO EDITORS The Independent Commission on Fees was set up in January and is committed to monitoring the impact of increased university fees in England between 2012 and 2014. The…
The budget’s early years reforms risk entrenching pre-school inequality
…We wouldn’t give better off families longer hours in school, so why are we doing exactly that in the early years? In 2019, a House of Commons Education Committee report…
The pandemic outside the school gates: Mental health epidemic and the cost of living crisis
This blog is part of a series looking at challenges and opportunities in education as we come out of the pandemic, based on interviews with a range of experts carried…
The Sutton Trust Alumni Festival
…a fantastic group. That’s why, a couple of weeks ago, our Alumni Leadership Board curated a packed weekend Festival for all those who’ve taken part in a Sutton Trust programme,…
Widening postgraduate participation: we need to talk about fees
…exempt from fee regulation. Providers can charge what they like without reference to the Office for Students or its equivalents in the devolved nations. For undergraduates, student support packages for…