01 Feb 2010
Poorer children a year behind at start of school
Children growing up today in the poorest fifth of families are already nearly a year...
31 Jan 2010
ACCESS TO HIGHLY SELECTIVE UNIVERSITIES STALLS
The proportion of non-privileged students at the UK's most academically selective universities remains depressingly low,...
01 Jan 2010
Innovative access scheme hailed a success
An innovative university access scheme has reported excellent results, doubling the likelihood of bright disadvantaged...
31 Dec 2009
Labour still favoured by most teachers
The Labour Party still has the greatest support among teachers in England and Wales according...
01 Dec 2009
New report reveals stark education gaps beyond the classroom
The extent of the educational divide 'beyond the classroom' is revealed today by research commissioned...
20 Oct 2009
Decline in advice and guidance at school
The provision of advice and guidance for teenagers at school has plummeted over the last...
15 Oct 2009
Four in ten top scholars privately educated
Forty-two percent of the UK's top scientists and scholars were educated in independent schools -...
01 Sep 2009
Britons more pessimistic about social mobility
The British public are becoming increasingly pessimistic about opportunities for social mobility and three quarters...
31 Jul 2009
Thousands of state school pupils shun top degree
Thousands of state school pupils are not applying to the most selective university degree courses...
01 Jul 2009
LONDON THE CAPITAL OF PRIVATE TUITION
Over two-fifths (43%) of young people in London reported having received private tuition in some...
01 Jul 2009
Percent scheme supports disadvantaged students to elite university places
A new 'percent' scheme to offer bright pupils in disadvantaged schools a pathway to their...
01 Jul 2009
Record numbers of pupils aim for university
Young people's aspirations towards higher education are the highest ever, with 77 percent saying they...