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25 April 2026

Tag: Oxford

Oxbridge cuts offers to avoid another grade inflation admissions bulge

Oxbridge colleges have been forced to reduce the number of offers made this year by as much as 15 per cent in anticipation of expected grade inflation and its impact on admissions following the cancellation of A-level exams. Ministers are bracing for another year of higher grades after opting to cancel exams for the second […]

How teachers can help minority students get into Oxford

One in three Oxford colleges admitted no black British students in 2015. Samina Khan explains how teachers can make a difference Oxford University recently received a letter from over 100 MPs urging us to do more to admit more students from disadvantaged backgrounds. We know we need to move faster in diversifying and we’re already […]

Apprenticeships a ‘fragile’ form of training, research warns

Apprenticeships may have been tipped as the future of teacher training, but new research suggests their reliance on employer involvement makes them a “fragile” form of training. A new study by Oxford University’s Department for Education and the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) has reviewed apprenticeship participation on a global scale. It found relying […]