…ingrained negative culture of apprenticeships that exists amongst teachers, parents and young people alike.” Alice Roberts, 21, apprentice at Jaguar Land Rover, said: “I think apprenticeships offer lots of advantages…
More women and ethnic minorities in a house to better reflect Britain
…House of Commons has become more representative of the country. Two thirds of the new intake attended a comprehensive compared with 44 per cent of those re-elected. Much of this…
Elitist Britain
…their early teenage years. The Commission’s data suggests that those in charge are selected from a frighteningly shallow pool of talent. ‘Few people believe that the sum total of talent…
Lotteries used to break middle-class hold on school places
…often being turned away from a nearby school in favour of one several miles away. … This week, a report from the Sutton Trust will show the full extent to…
Top teachers needed to help poor white pupils
…in struggling schools to tackle underachievement by poor, white, working-class children, a committee of MPs has recommended. A report by the Commons education committee said that white British children from…
The Educational backgrounds of 500 leading figures
…20 years ago. Journalists and medics were most likely to come from grammar schools, with about a third of the figures in the top 100s coming from selective state schools….