…to come from professional backgrounds than other university students. Under four in ten (38%) students attending summer schools in 2000 had parents in professional, managerial and non-manual occupations. This compared…
University aspirations highest for five years
Nearly three out of four young people say they are likely to go into higher education – the highest for five years – and fewer are being deterred from university…
State school pupils fail to recognise differences in universities’ earning powers
…other ‘old’ and ‘new’ universities respectively. 33% of the graduates from elite universities now own their home outright, compared with 21% of graduates from other universities and 13% of non-graduates….
Independent school bursaries must recognise cost of out-of-school activities
…do so should have their efforts recognised by the Charity Commission under the new public benefit test. The research, by the Institute of Education at the University of London, interviewed…
Record numbers of pupils aim for university
…with children from working households significantly more likely to aspire to university than those from households where no parents work (79% compared to 66%). Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of the…
Percent scheme supports disadvantaged students to elite university places
…as many young people from the most advantaged neighbourhoods progress to a highly selective university compared with those from the least advantaged areas. We need to be bold in trying…