Archive for the ‘universities’ Category

Students may fund school provision in university access u-turn

Posted on March 8th, 2011 by Kristen DiLemmo, under News, Politics, universities

This morning, Offa released guidance on university access that marked a sharp departure from their earlier observations on the subject. While Sir Martin Harris previously declared that universities treated applicants from both the maintained and independent…

A*s at A-level and university admissions

Posted on August 17th, 2010 by Rudi Eliott Lockhart, under News, Private Schools, School League Tables, exam results, universities

This Thursday the A* at A-level makes its full debut and as a result the media are gearing up by predicting the impact that this new grade will have.  Sunday’s Observer thundered “Public schools expected to take lion’s share…

Vince Cable and university admissions

Posted on July 20th, 2010 by Rudi Eliott Lockhart, under News, Politics, Private Schools, universities

Last week, when considering the thorny question of university admissions, Vince Cable offered up the provocative question “What would be the pros and cons of colleges reserving places for a certain number of pupils from each of a…