Sean Coughlan reports on Sutton Trust research analysing the UK university admissions process. University admissions would be fairer if students applied after they knew their A-level results, says a social…
‘Vice-chancellors need to wake up’
Robert Halfon, Chairman of the Education Select Committee, mentions Sutton Trust’s evidence submission in an article for the Times on the inquiry into the value for money in higher education…
APPG ON SOCIAL MOBILITY LAUNCHES NEW INQUIRY
…And what can we learn from different areas to facilitate not just upward mobility in education, but upward mobility in income? Read more about the APPG on social mobility here….
Pupils miss out on life skills
…their life skills ‘a lot’. This is echoed by employers surveyed by YouGov. Almost one-third (30%) say that life skills are more important than academic results for the success of…
Poorer pupils get less homework help
…Chairman of the Sutton Trust and of the Education Endowment Foundation, said today: “Outside of the classroom, an educational arms race entrenches advantage for those who can afford it. Our…
Aspirations and access
…national consciousness in recent months, with the Labour Party’s manifesto commitment to the abolition of tuition fees generating an intense debate, both during the election campaign and in its aftermath….