Why do universities make unconditional offers?
1 in 3 sixth formers now receive at least one unconditional offer from a university. 117 000 students received a […]
education
The limitations of School Exclusion Statistics
The Department for Education publishes an annual report on exclusions, the latest edition published in August 2018 being ‘Permanent and
New research finds Grammar Schools provide equality of opportunity, and they’re good for social mobility
Supporting evidence for the view that grammar schools are good for equality of educational opportunity and social mobility, but the methods are a bit suspect!
Are schools meritocratic?
In this post I apply some sociological concepts to develop arguments for and against the view that schools are meritocratic.
A-levels, Revision
A-level sociology of education summary grids
I’ve been designing some sociology of education summary grids to try and summarise the AQA’s A-level sociology of education specification
education, Education Policy
Compensatory Education
Compensatory Education aims to tackle cultural deprivation by providing extra funds and resources – examples include Operation Head Start, Education Action Zones and Sure Start
Oxford and Cambridge still seem to be biased towards the middle classes
Eight leading private schools send more pupils to Oxford and Cambridge than three-quarters of all state secondary schools. These eight
What are the most valuable degrees?
The most valuable degree you can do is economics, and the least valuable is health and social care. At least
The effect of private schools on future income
Men who went to a private school* go on to earn 78% more at age 29 than men who come
education
How much more will I earn if I do a degree?
At age 29 male graduates earn £13K more per year than those with 5*-Cs without a degree while women earn