…and university entry. These now affect the white working class communities more than any other community, and we must do all we can to narrow them. “The committee is absolutely…
Lasting benefits
…hard work. It is possible that the Scheme lessened any of the potentially damaging effects on attainment commonly associated with socio-economic disadvantage. In addition, our respondents report that their secondary…
Real Apprenticeships
…than four in ten people have only low level qualifications – below Level 3 (A-level standard) – with little value in the labour market. • The UK labour market faces…
Entry to Leading Universities
…us to reveal the extend of the imbalance in admissions. The results demonstrate that the students from non-privileged backgrounds who are achieving high scores at GCSE and A-level are not…
A Pilot of Aptitude Testing for University Entrance
The results of a National Foundation for Educational Research study authored by Angus S. McDonald, Chris Wetton and Paul E. Newton which showed that introducing an SAT could help less…
MORI Teachers’ Omnibus 2003 (Wave 1)
A survey of almost 4,000 state school teachers conducted in Autumn 2003, which shows support amongst teachers for the award of university places after young people receive their A level…