…backgrounds. According to the group, increasing spending in this area could ensure further education and apprenticeships become effective vehicles for social mobility. As recommended by the Social Mobility Commission in…
A barrier to access?
…system, where students must apply to their courses based on their predicted rather than actual grades. Research has shown that disadvantaged students tend to have their grades over-predicted, which could…
ADMISSIONS BARRIER FOR POOR STUDENTS
…when communicating how contextual data is used. All pupils should receive a guaranteed level of careers advice from professional impartial advisers, supported by the Careers and Enterprise Company and the…
Tutoring prevents pupils working out problems for themselves
Anna Davis cites our Extra Time research in an article for the Evening Standard where a leading London headteacher warned that private tuition can be harmful to the long-term academic…
Secondary school places must be chosen ‘by lottery’ to prevent selection by house price
…parents’ income and whether they can afford the extra £45,700 house premium to live in the catchment area.” Read the full article here and find our Selective Comprehensives report here….
Law firms’ preferred universities
…each year — between 2013 and 2015. The survey comes as the legal profession is under pressure to improve diversity — but it does contain some positives: the range of…