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Research shows university students from least well-off families are no more likely to attend top universities than 25 years ago
Undergraduate apprenticeships and university tuition fee reform were glaring omissions from the Budget
Peter Lampl put his financial muscle into boosting educational access for all — but the pandemic has made progress harder than ever
Sutton Trust survey finds fewer businesses offering on-the-job instruction programmes
Critics say funding boost in England will not do enough for disadvantaged students hit hardest by pandemic
Changes are needed to account for missed classes during lockdown, say teachers
More than 60% of employers in England forced to abandon on-the-job schemes, study finds
Relying on predicted exam grades is outdated and leads to distortions
The university will reserve 100 places for “near-miss” applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds
Sutton Trust review says two-thirds of institutions lag behind national average
White working-class boys least likely of all social groups to succeed
Think-tank urges government to clarify purpose of flagship programme
Data confound concerns student debt and Brexit would deter students
Cost of tuition fees and student debt cited among the main reasons
A focus on the gifted reverses two decades of policy continuity, writes Miranda Green
Helping disadvantaged pupils and families to see university as an option is vital
Radical reform includes concessions to appease fears over social division
Pressure to pass exams fuels fears of ‘shadow education system’
Undergraduate numbers at Oxford and Cambridge barely change in a decade
Sutton Trust says young people should question whether university is worth it
Privately educated still over-represented in top corporate jobs by share of population, survey finds
Change comes before report criticising Oxbridge admissions system for deterring state pupils
Charges highest in world on average for such institutions, OECD says
Sutton Trust says many schemes are little more than cheap labour
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