Sally Weale for The Guardian quotes Sir Peter Lampl on our Oxbridge Admissions report. Brasenose, the historic Oxford college where David Cameron once studied, has the poorest record of admitting…
Students are losing out as teachers’ and university tutors’ ideas about what makes a good personal statement are a “world apart”
…research report The Personal Statement is available online here. 7. Comparisons of differing feedback from teachers and tutors: Extract form Personal Statement Comments from Teacher Comments from Admissions Tutor “Captivated…
Losing focus
…board on the day that the Government publishes the latest league tables. It shows how the system is in danger of losing long-term comparability, bamboozling parents with a level of…
The education divide
…are 25 per cent more likely to earn over £40,000 a year and are more likely to come from wealthier backgrounds. It advocates improving the social skills of young people…
Poor kids fail to grow into extroverts
…likely to show high levels of openness, including imagination and intellectual curiosity. Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust, which published the research, said that the results showed the…
Extroverts ’25 per cent more likely to earn £40,000 a year’
…of the Sutton Trust, which published the research, said that the results showed the importance of building the aspirations of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and giving them the skills and…