This blog on the new announcement about this summer’s public exams has been written by Dennis Sherwood, an independent consultant. He has previously produced much of HEPI’s past output on A-Levels, including 1 school exam grade in 4 is wrong. Does this matter? and Trusting teachers is the best way to deliver…
This blog has been contributed by someone working at a senior level in an English university, who has asked to remain anonymous. Crises can precipitate profound social change but first they expose weaknesses and speed up effects that would have happened anyway. It should be no surprise, then, that the…
A guest blog by Dr. Maria Neophytou, Director of Public Affairs at Impetus and Ben Gadsby, Policy and Research Manager at Impetus. Impetus is a charity that supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed in education, including by funding widening participation charities such as The Access Project and IntoUniversity.…
This blog was kindly contributed by David Hawkins, Director and Founder at The University Guys. In the midst of the current global crisis, students in their final years at secondary school will necessarily be concerned about what this disruption means for their onward progression, to university, apprenticeships or employment. It…