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No, private schools aren’t victims of ‘reverse discrimination’ – and Cambridge should know better

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 foot, says professor of social mobility at the University of Exeter, Lee Elliot Major

The Guardian - UK

Gap between private and state school pupils going to top universities widens

A social mobility expert has called the latest higher education participation figures a ‘national scandal’.

Evening Standard

School summer holidays in England should be cut to four weeks, report says

Experts to also recommend longer half-term breaks in proposed overhaul of school calendar ‘in place since Victorian times’

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Warning over unconscious bias against working-class pupils in English schools

Social mobility expert says mindset in many schools requires children to be ‘middle-class clones’ to succeed

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Young people in England feel they must move for better opportunities

Exclusive: 85% of 16- to 18-year-olds believe staying in their area is not an option if they want to succeed

The Guardian - UK

Fewer girls met expected standard in Sats reading exam this summer

The gap between disadvantaged Key Stage 2 pupils and their better-off peers is higher than before the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Gap in top GCSE grades between London and North East widens

The regional disparities in results have sparked concerns among social mobility experts and leaders in the North of England.

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Students receive GCSE results amid plan to return to pre-Covid grading

Some sixth forms and colleges could decide to admit pupils with lower grades on to A-level courses this summer, education leaders have said.

The Independent UK

A-level results: Biggest drop in top grades on record as Tories accused of ‘exacerbating’ class divide

‘Growing disparity’ between most and least advantaged students, say experts – as education secretary defends ‘rude’ comments about record grade-drop

The Independent UK

‘Growing disparity’ between most and least advantaged A-level students

The attainment gap for the top grades between the north and south of England continues to be larger than it was before the pandemic, figures show.

The Independent UK

A-level cohort ‘unluckiest’ to come out of pandemic – social mobility expert

School leavers waiting for results will be experiencing ‘the highest levels of anxiety and uncertainty’, according to Lee Elliot Major.

The Independent UK

Schools sending personalised texts to parents ‘could help tackle truancy crisis’

Some families have lost their belief that attending class regularly is necessary for their children, a professor of social mobility said

Evening Standard

Tuesday briefing: What a row over Starmer’s school choice tells us about the state of education

In today’s newsletter: The Mail’s cartoonish attack on Keir Starmer for sending his children to a coveted local primary has heated up debate about just who gets a place at ‘outstanding’ schools

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Friday briefing: Why this year’s A-level cohort might be the ‘unluckiest of all’

In today’s newsletter: They were the first year group to miss their GCSEs, and the first to sit A-level exams since the dawn of the pandemic – what do their results tell us?

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Children in England in deep poverty ‘stealing food from schools’

Professor of social mobility urges Tory party leadership candidates to say how they will tackle disadvantage

The Independent UK

‘Double the Pupil Premium’ says social mobility expert

Social mobility expert says Pupil Premium funding must be extended as teachers report children stealing basics such as tissues and food.

The Independent UK

School system is ‘failing’ on multiple fronts – report

A commission identified 12 key steps to improve the education system, with most parents feeling schools do not prepare children well for working life.

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