…of young people from the least privileged backgrounds. Since then, the size of the academies programme has increased dramatically. Five years ago there were about 200 academies, today there are…
Fewer students given financial help
…from universities and colleges has fallen for the second year in a row, an official report shows. But those who did receive help did get bigger awards, according to information…
Context dependent
…years have seen considerable commitment and innovation as well. The law firm Clifford Chance, for example, has been trialling school- and university- blind selection, where interviewers don’t know which school…
Web scheme ‘boosts reading skills’ (EEF)
…pupils the most, improving their reading age by almost half a year. The Accelerated Reader initiative involved 349 pupils in the first year of secondary school who had not achieved…
The privileged are taking over the arts
…that golden age was just about to come. As he wrote his venerable text in the Hull of the mid-1950s, not far down the road, in another northern port, a…
Peter Lampl: Open top independent schools to all on merit
“If access to an independent education leads to increased opportunities why shouldn’t access to that education be open to all?” – asks Sir Peter Lampl in an article for the…