Our Research,Communications and Policy intern, Alice Gent, explores the new National Tutoring Programme as it launches in schools today. Young people have faced a year like no other. By the…
A-level results day: A student’s perspective
…global pandemic. People are struggling to keep up, especially those in the education system. After coming out of my GCSEs with grades ranging from 6 to 9 (B-A*), I had…
Student support on results day
…useful resources and helplines that you can access free of charge: The National Careers Service is operating a 7 day a week Exam Results helpline for students. The National Careers…
A third of nurseries in the most disadvantaged areas may be forced to close due to financial difficulties
…than twice as likely to have needed a business rates holiday compared to those in the least deprived (35% vs 16%) and almost twice as likely to have utilised small…
Admissions of guilt: Why the social makeup of our schools matters
…years have documented how few children from poorer homes access the highest performing comprehensive schools – even when those schools are on their doorsteps. And what one school does has…
Making opportunities visible to some, visible to all
…as it prohibits young people from less well-off backgrounds from taking up high quality opportunities, and limits the talent pool that employers have to choose from. Our recent research revealed…