[PDF] Top 20 House of Commons Library Briefing Paper: Number 8538, 14 August 2019: The Review of University Admissions

... Research has shown that external factors such as ‘schooling effects’ and family background have a major influence on the performance of students in exams and on the educational aspirat[r] ... See full document

... the number of unconditional offers made to applicants varied with subjects: The landscape of unconditional offer-making is not uniform across different course types, with patterns varying significantly by the ... See full document

... The number of young people in employment decreased by 25,000 over the past year, while the number who are economically inactive (not in or looking for work) decreased by ... See full document

... to accept that UTCs had not worked as an experiment, despite some successes. He attributed the weaknesses of the policy to several factors: The first is the principle that admission should be at the age of 14. The ... See full document

... Clearly the emphasis on whole-family working has been […] unambiguously positive. The key worker approach has been unambiguously positive. At the moment there is an interesting conversation to be had around whether more ... See full document

... In September 2017, the issue of VAT for school uniform was raised in the House: Sarah Jones: Our children go back to school this week, and parents are still paying a fortune for branded school uniforms. Cutting ... See full document

... schools review their use of the Pupil Premium, and for the framework’s approach to speaking and listening skills in the early years and in the teaching of early ... See full document

... In addition to this economic rationale, the report outlined a social need for change: that individuals should have access to a national system of technical qualifications that is easy to understand, has credibility with ... See full document

... the number of students stating that they felt their higher education represented good value for ...the number of students who said that their course was good value for money increased by 3% to ... See full document

... A review of progress one year on was published jointly by The Family and Childcare Trust, Relate and the Relationship Foundation, supported by 14 other ... See full document

... excludes schools were fewer than 20 pupils went to Oxbridge over the five year period The Sutton Trust updated this research in 2011 with data on entrants between 2007 and 2009. 29 This found a similar pattern to the ... See full document

... excludes schools were fewer than 20 pupils went to Oxbridge over the five year period The Sutton Trust updated this research in 2011 with data on entrants between 2007 and 2009. 29 This found a similar pattern to the ... See full document

... 10.22 Local authorities should have an understanding of and be sensitive to the distinct ethos and needs of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. It is important that these families who are educating their children at ... See full document

... 10.22 Local authorities should have an understanding of and be sensitive to the distinct ethos and needs of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. It is important that these families who are educating their children at ... See full document

... Curriculum review: The English Baccalaureate is very different in purpose from the National Curriculum review and is not necessarily affected by its ...Curriculum review will determine what subjects ... See full document

... a number of preventive health services, including smoking cessation, drug and alcohol services, and sexual ...Spending Review. Chapter 2 of the NHS Long Term Plan (January 2019) noted that the ... See full document

... Recruitment of school governors can be challenging. In 2016, Ofsted reported that “recruitment and retention of governors is a serious challenge.” 8 A 2014 report from the University of Bath found that there was a ... See full document

... from HBAI. Therefore depending on local circumstances it is possible that estimates for individual constituencies could be substantially different from the actual value. The latest HMRC estimates are for August ... See full document

... This paper looks at trends in public sector education expenditure in the UK. Some more detail can be found in Public expenditure statistical analysis 2018 including a breakdown of total expenditure by type of ... See full document

... In his summer Budget 2015 the Chancellor announced that maintenance grants would end for new students from 2016/17 and be replaced by loans. He also announced consultations on freezing the repayment threshold for five ... See full document