…get more than half of predicted grades wrong). Universities meanwhile are introducing their own entrance tests making the admissions system even more complicated. It’s also far from simple to get…
Six hopeful students count the hours till A-level results day
Successful Sutton Trust US student Carnun Marcus-Page features in a Guardian article on A-level hopefuls by Natalie Gil Carnun Marcus-Page, 18, from Tottenham, is predicted three A*s for his A-levels…
Lee Elliot Major: Evaluating the impact of widening participation initiatives
…problem has come to light again with the release of a report for the Higher Education Funding Council for England(Hefce) which “found little evidence that impact is being systematically evaluated…
Sutton Trust welcomes postgraduate loans
…working adults now have a postgraduate degree compared to 4% in 1996, with a postgraduate wage premium worth £200,000 in lifetime earnings. “It will be important that the impact of…
Election consensus and challenges
…there have been some improvements in recent years, and the combination of extra money through the pupil premium and Ofsted rigour is at least getting schools to focus on their…
Learning what you earn
…compared with English. It is worth noting that we used a more detailed breakdown of courses than most previous studies, so we are able to examine average earnings for some…