…be done? As a whole, society needs to work harder to communicate more effectively with young people. We need to avoid the implicit messages that are often communicated about careers…
Sir Peter Lampl is castaway on Desert Island Discs
…this research to Oxford, and proposed a summer school for state school students. 16 of the sixth-formers who went on that first summer school ended up winning places at Oxford.…
Call for new Oxbridge colleges for disadvantaged students
…“obsession” with academic degrees and providing a more balanced approach to vocational qualifications is recommended by Robert Halfon, Conservative chair of the Commons education select committee. “Our labour market does…
Miranda Green: Privileged students should face greater scrutiny despite A-grades
…reported this week, Justine Greening, the former education secretary, told employers to call time on the DODs. Recruiters, she said, should recognise that high A-level grades achieved by hot-housed pupils…
Jenni Russell: Employer must look for grit as well as grades
…students the academic, cultural and social education they need to compete. Seven of the first year are now Oxford undergraduates. The Sutton Trust runs support schemes and university visits for…
Good for business
…grow my business, a digital production company that creates diverse creative content and training, with just one member of staff. Today we have six staff and half of them came…