…compared with 96% in the most advantaged fifth. They also reported spending less time teaching and more time on classroom management. The new polling commissioned for today’s summit from the…
Independent schools are part of the solution on social mobility
…societies and lectures combined with all of those chances to develop ideas, character, confidence, experience and leadership are there in abundance. Independent schools do also provide, through their alumni and…
What degree should you study to become a billionaire?
…twice as many billionaires’ degrees as the next most popular choice. … An Oxbridge education bumps up a starting salary to the tune of £7,600, according to a recent report…
Fiona Millar: The big election idea should be trust teachers
…away to be precise. But the big education idea has yet to reveal itself. What will it be? My prediction is that “choice” and its twin sister, “diversity”, will finally…
Learning what you earn
…composed of graduates, many people wonder whether a degree is really worth it anymore. Overall, the figures suggest that it is. A report released last year by the Department for…
Rosamund Urwin: £926 a month – the cost of being an unpaid intern
…interns understandably complain, they’re often told it was ever thus. I’ve never understood that defence; no one would say that racism is acceptable because prejudice has existed for the majority…