…the 15 year old survey participants and their schools, PISA allows analysts to control for the characteristics which commonly drive academic performance to isolate and analyse the impacts of distinctive…
…of work pattern were less than half as likely to achieve a bachelor’s degree compared to their similarly advantaged counterparts who followed steady or non-working tracks. The authors speculate as…
…the Russell Group universities across six undergraduate subject areas including Medicine and Dentistry (Mann et al. 2011). Results from that study are included here for purposes of comparison. the-importance-of-experience-of-the-world-of-work-in-admissions-to-health-based-undergraduate-courses-at-russell-group-universities-a-desktop-review-jr-29-11-16…
…events that aims to raise awareness of the different campaigns and programmes we are responsible for. This is an exciting role for someone with strong communication and client facing skills,…
Science, technology, engineering and maths skills in Wales are not up to scratch, a critical report claims. The report, by the National Assembly’s Enterprise and Learning Committee, calls for “concerted…
Science Minister, David Willetts, has underlined his commitment to engage the public with science, after a survey published today showed that whilst there is an increasing appreciation for science, people…
Pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline is the first major employer to announce that it will pay tuition fees for its new trainees. The company said it would cover the fees of about…
From a classroom in America, Brittany Robinson, 14, is programming a robot to perform open heart surgery. She’s focused on the intricacies of computer science and engineering. Never mind that…
…bring high-profile guest speakers to state schools. Last week the BBC’s Huw Edwards visited SE1’s Walworth Academy as part of the same scheme. Read the London SE1 Community website story….
This comparative overview of national initiatives, policies and reforms taking place in 16 European Schoolnet member countries demonstrates that increasing students’ interest in pursuing mathematics, science and technology studies and…
