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New access statistics, to be released imminently by The University of Oxford, are expected to show that a record number of state school students are being admitted to Oxford and Cambridge, according to The Times. Oxford is also expected to announce that it is looking at introducing new measures to improve access for students from […]
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Oxford’s first ever Annual Admissions Statistical Report has shed light on widespread underrepresentation amongst its student body. The report, published on Wednesday, details Oxford admissions statistics over a five-year period from 2013 to 2017. Data is examined with regard to several areas: overall numbers, domicile, nation and region, disadvantage, school type, gender, ethnicity and disability. […]
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55.7% of Oxford University’s 2015/16 undergraduate admissions were from state schools or colleges, new statistics show. This leaves the University with the 4th lowest state admissions figures in the country, behind only specialist institutions the Royal Agricultural University, the Royal Academy of Music and the Courtauld Institute of Art. It also represents a 2% decrease compared […]
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Research to be presented to the Royal Geographical Society later this month suggests that there is a significant disparity in the proportion of students going on to Oxford or Cambridge between state schools in the South East and the rest of the country. A study from King’s College London found that state schools in the […]
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On January 12, Obama found himself for the last time delivering the State of the Union Address. Throughout the speech the President talked about the economic recovery, the Affordable Care Act, climate change and America’s standing in the world. But most importantly he talked about the future of the United States, In not so many […]
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In his last state of the union address Barack Obama renewed his commitment to “use every element of national power” to support the United States’ allies, and to “mobilize the world” to in order to tackle matters of global security. Although this statement seems straightforward enough, it begs the question: who are America’s allies, exactly, […]
Continue ReadingOxford’s admissions process has been intensely criticised in recent months by the national media for failing to admit enough students from state schools. The Social mobility and Child Poverty Commission, in a report published in December, found that although Oxford increased its intake of state educated students by 6% between 2003/04 and 2013/14, a further […]
Continue ReadingYes: James Sewry Imagine a situation in which a policeman could enter your home without notice, rummaging through all your letters, photos and phone records without justification. Imagine that his only defence, once you had no doubt complained, was that his activities had been for your own safety and protection. That’s right: going through your […]
Continue ReadingIntelligent state school pupils are being discouraged from applying to Oxford by their teachers, a recent report by the Sutton Trust claims. The research argued that “myths” such as Oxford being full of overly posh people or “toffs” prevented teachers from recommending applications to Oxbridge. The Sutton Trust claims that 40 per cent of teachers […]
Continue ReadingThere are large inconsistencies between colleges in the number of “link schools” they visit, an investigation by The Oxford Student has revealed. Colleges are linked to local education authorities (LEAs), which are government bodies across the UK responsible for education in their jurisdiction. As the size of each LEA varies, there will be natural variation […]
Continue ReadingIt’s the final countdown! The team here at Comment are going to be blogging live as the results come in. We’ll draw in sources from news sites, Twitter and elsewhere, and try and draw your attention to the big news that matters as each state declares. We’ll also look for anything funny that’s going on […]
Continue ReadingThe reforms to the state education system pioneered by the last government have radically improved the state education system. It is easy to be blind to quite how bad things were; the statistics really are shocking. The basic school leaving standard is just 5 GCSEs at A* to C including English and Maths, and this […]
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