…before beginning technical education, as is already the case for apprentices. “But hundreds of thousands of young people each year are leaving formal education without these skills, seriously affecting their…
Social Mobility APPG Access into Leading Professions Inquiry Session Two – Access into Medicine – a summary
…the importance of high quality careers advice in schools; encouraging school-recruiter (in this case the medical school) collaboration; the significance of work experience (particularly to mitigate networking effects); a need…
Girls set their sight on university at age 13
…cent of boys. Researchers said that this was the case because girls “tend to mature” faster “socially and academically” and they feel more comfortable within school because they are better…
Leading article: Scotland’s education problems will test Swinney
…enough to silence her critics. This week, she has been accused by political opponents of having no significant strategy to back up her stated intentions. If she has a case…
Sutton Trust mentioned throughout Queen’s Speech education and skills debate
…that that will be the case… … We are starting to see some bad old practices creeping into education administration through multi-academy trusts, and the Sutton Trust is absolutely right…
Scotland’s access challenge
…neighbourhoods. There is a danger that the access debate is simply clouded in the arguments around tuition fees. In truth, neither side has a strong enough case there. The absence…