…lower income families https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/access-gap-top-unis-still-ten-fold-poll-shows-support-lower-fees-students-lower-income-families/ Key Findings 1 yellow 1 Application rates for 18 year olds in England have continued to recover from their depressed level in 2012, with rates in…
A Comprehensive Commons?
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New generation of top Olympians from comprehensive schools
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Decline in student applicants follows fee increases finds independent commission
…the Sutton Trust. The Commission is extremely grateful to the UCAS for their cooperation in helping with the Commission’s work. The reports can be found on the Commission’s website at:www.independentcommissionfees.org.uk…
Over 150 comprehensive schools more socially exclusive than the average grammar
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