…the offer (e.g. ABB) which a student could expect to receive as a result of the policy was not always clear. We know from our programmes work that many universities…
Waning opportunity? Social mobility and the General Election
…stands at just 35% – a decline of almost 20 percentage points in a decade. These results are mirrored in people’s views on the chances of today’s young people compared…
BBC launches new apprenticeship opportunities
Two new initiatives are being launched to help young people from low income families compete for future apprenticeships at the BBC. The first programme, based in London and Salford, is…
Poorer students likely to live at home
…over a third (35%) doing so, compared to 23% for the UK as a whole. To address the gaps in student mobility, the Sutton Trust is calling for greater financial…
A tale of two sixth forms
…mark in their end of year result, it’s not always a good basis to take on to A-Level,” says Harrison. A “handful” of pupils leave, she admits, “and some make…
6 findings from latest EEF report on the attianment gap
Stephen Tall, the EEF’s director of development and communications, unpicks six of the key findings from the EEF report on the attainment gap, explaining what the data tells us about…