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‘UCAS personal statement changes might not level the field’
“Ever since I accidentally burnt a hole in my pyjamas after experimenting with a chemistry set on my eighth birthday,...
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In Conversation: James Handscombe, Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Helen Wright meets James Handscombe, founding principal of Harris Westminster Sixth Form in London. He talks in depth about being...
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‘No conspiracy against independent schools’ says new Oxford VC
The new vice chancellor of Oxford, Prof Irene Tracey, has told The Times newspaper that there is "no conspiracy" against...
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International students: ‘Schools and HE must work better together’
If you help international sixth formers with their UCAS applications, the PM’s recent allegation that the UK’s HE sector is...
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Middle classes dominate in top apprenticeships, report says
People from middle class backgrounds are dominating in top apprenticeships, a new report says, The Times reports. Poorer school-leavers are...
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UCAS personal statement is unfair ‘essay without a question’
Personal statements in university applications unfairly disadvantage students from less privileged backgrounds and should be scrapped, a think tank has...
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Fair access: ‘We now have a metric based on individual pupil experience’
John Blake, the director for fair access and participation at the Office for Students, was quoted in the Telegraph this...
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