…is valuable, but this comes, as we know, with significant responsibilities. If staff think Oxbridge or other top universities (including American universities) are elitist, that should remain a private reservation….
What teachers should tell their Oxbridge candidates
…view Pick up the phone and talk to an Oxbridge admissions tutor. Nothing beats knowledge from the inside. They’re likely to be willing to help. There will be both an…
Primary movement
…pool of students for whom leading universities and competitive careers are an option. The answers are not straightforward. We know from research commissioned by Joseph Rowntree, for example, that there…
Why Sound Foundations matter to social mobility
…my repeated requests when I called her to come for a meal. I now understand better that it was all part of Nancy’s development and that I should have first…
How alumni build academic assets
…Cambridge has had considerable fundraising success doesn’t come as a surprise to me at all. As an alumnus, I’ve had numerous contacts from both the University and my College in…
Why we need Open Access
…want? I’d like a system in which children of all abilities and backgrounds attended the same local school. A school with the resources and expertise to cater for all-comers –…