The Independent Schools Council is a politically independent, not-for-profit organisation representing 1,270 independent schools educating more than 500,000 children. It exists to promote choice, diversity and excellence in education, developing talent at all levels of ability and from all backgrounds.
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…
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…
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…