…the top fifth of incomes – those earning more than £52,000 a year – have paid fees for extra-curricular activities for their children in the past three months, compared with…
Taste of university life leads to full-time experience for 23 new students
LSE will welcome 23 new undergraduate students from under-represented backgrounds in October as part of its ongoing commitment to make university education more accessible. The incoming students have all taken…
Hollywood prizes won on the playing fields of Eton
…bias towards those with family or personal connections within the industry amid a largely informal but highly competitive recruitment process; and finally the stronger skills and attributes attributed at an…
What Works – A winning formula
…commissioned over 40 randomised research trials in our schools – the gold standard for evaluations on what works. Over the coming years these studies will add greatly to our knowledge…
Our new board will help us achieve our future goals
…members drawn from the worlds of business, education and philanthropy, and each is wholly committed to help us in our goal of improving social mobility through education. By joining the…
Enabling the able
…represents a ‘lost 65,000′, many of whom should be university-bound, including to the most selective institutions. This latest research echoed a study commissioned by the Sutton Trust from Alan Smithers,…