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No, private schools aren’t victims of ‘reverse discrimination’ – and Cambridge should know better | Lee Elliot Major
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1026+ words) Trinity Hall's plan to target elite schools sends the message that privilege equals talent, when the reality is that poorer students are already on the back footA Cambridge college's plan to target students from some of the country's most elite…...
Hereditary peers aren’t out of touch with the realities of the job market | Letter
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (413+ words) Nicholas True responds to an article that reported that hereditary peers had voted against Labour's employment billYou claim that "out-of-touch" hereditary peers in the House of Lords are blocking Angela Rayner's controversial employment bill, which is spreading fear and anxiety…...
Why is social mobility such an obsession? | Letters
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (192+ words) Surely the focus should be on making all occupations viable, rewarded and respected, says Mary Evans In recent discussions about changes'in both the curriculum and'forms of examination in English secondary education, one ambition has often been named: that of increasing…...
Tackling the democracy deficit in schools | Letter
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (375+ words) Students, parents and staff should be given a voice in important educational issues so that young people can understand why democracy matters, says Fiona CarnieIn the belief that young people need to grow up learning about democracy, I have spent…...
‘It changed my view’: the letter campaign urging pupils in deprived areas to try university
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (710+ words) Personalised notes from students who share similar backgrounds are designed to make higher education feel more accessible "Dear Rahamat, first of all congratulations! I remember the day I got my GCSE results. The potential for your life to change has…...
Readers reply: Must what goes up always come down?
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (307+ words) The long-running series in which readers answer other readers" questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts Must what goes up always come down? Sadia, via email I like Douglas Adams" idea of…...
Fire kills three people in Indonesia after protesters storm council buildings in the wake of driver’s death
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (468+ words) Major cities in Indonesia have been rocked by protests after footage spread of a gig motorcycle driver being run over by a police tactical vehicle At least three people were killed by a fire started by protesters at a council…...
‘They’re beautiful’: 13-year-olds lead audacious project to save harvest mice in Devon
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (673+ words) Spurred into action by the species" threatened future, two best friends embarked on a project to release 250 of the animals in Devon Doing somersaults in the corner of a field in Devon this week were the fluffy results of an…...
Why are London schools outperforming the rest of England?
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (135+ words) From gentrification to immigration, we explore reasons for growing attainment gap between capital and other regions Ministers aim to export London's academic success to England's struggling schools This year, A-level results in England reached a record high outside the pandemic…...
A-level results: Is the government doing enough to tackle regional disparities?
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (572+ words) As gap between strongest and weakest performing areas in England grows, experts say more needs to be done about structural inequalities One of the messages the education secretary was keen to get across during her media round on A-level results…...