Innovative tutoring programme helping to boost children’s literacy skills, analysis shows
An innovative tutoring programme which pairs university students with children is helping boost their literacy skills, new analysis shows. The...
Social Mobility
New guidance aims to boost university participation among deaf students
New guidance from specially-trained deaf role models aims to boost participation, aspiration and achievement at university from deaf and hard...
Efforts to boost social mobility must move away escapist “helicopter” policies, experts warn
Efforts to boost social mobility must move away from “helicopter” policies designed to encourage some chosen few children to “escape”...
Educational damage caused by Covid will mean poorer GCSE results for pupils well into the 2030s
The educational damage wrought by the Covid pandemic will impact on children well into the 2030s, with generations of pupils...
More tech skills needed to address the South-West’s chronic economic and social challenges, new report says
Ensuring more young people have better pathways into digital careers has the potential to address the South-West’s chronic economic and...
“Grass ceiling” masks the educational barriers faced by rural children, study says
More should be done to break the “grass ceiling” of hidden school underachievement in rural areas, a new study warns....
Innovative university-school tutoring programme expanding across England
An innovative tutoring programme which links university students, pupils and teachers to transform young lives is expanding across England. The...
New report highlights vital contribution of ‘virtual schools’ for children in care
A new study highlights the vital contribution of ‘virtual schools’ for children in care and recommends ten ways to improve...
University of Exeter honoured in UK Social Mobility Awards
The University of Exeter has won recognition for its commitment to achieving success for students, the work of staff with...