dr-lee-elliot-major

Article image
Equality depends on education. The class of 2023 have suffered a grave injustice | Lee Elliot Major
Exam grading has plunged an unlucky cohort into a scramble for university, after a schooling ruined by Covid

Lee Elliot Major

20, Aug, 2023 @9:00 AM

Article image
How much should parents get involved in kids’ education? I’m an expert, and a dad, and even I'm confused | Lee Elliot Major
New research suggests extra activities and help with homework have little effect – but it’s complicated, says academic Lee Elliot Major

Lee Elliot Major

13, Apr, 2023 @2:25 PM

Article image
How do we ensure disadvantaged kids don't lose out in England's new exam system? | Lee Elliot Major
When pupils are awarded grades this year, teachers have a chance to address the inequalities revealed by the pandemic, says professor of social mobility Lee Elliot Major

Lee Elliot Major

01, Mar, 2021 @12:00 PM

Article image
Cancelling exams in England will hit poorer children hardest | Lee Elliot Major
With GCSEs and A-levels being scrapped, how can we ensure that pupils’ results are fair, asks social mobility expert Lee Elliot Major

Lee Elliot Major

06, Jan, 2021 @9:39 AM

Article image
Only radical reform can fix Britain's broken ladder of social mobility | Lee Elliott Major and Stephen Machin
Coronavirus has exposed the unfairness of British society. Politicians ignore this at their peril, say professors Lee Elliott Major and Stephen Machin

Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin

07, Oct, 2020 @2:00 PM

Article image
Education needs an overhaul, but closing private schools is not the answer | Lee Elliot Major and Steve Higgins
If Labour really wants to tackle inequality, it should abolish league tables – and make state school admissions a lottery, say academics Lee Elliot Major and Steve Higgins

Lee Elliot Major and Steve Higgins

28, Sep, 2019 @9:00 AM

Article image
If the university regulator is reviewing admissions, it needs to tackle Oxbridge I Lee Elliot Major
The Office for Students has the chance to shake up Oxford and Cambridge’s baffling selection process, perhaps with a lottery

Lee Elliot Major

03, Sep, 2019 @5:45 AM

Article image
Social mobility requires far more than a good education | Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin
Privileged families will stop at nothing to prevent their children being overtaken, say Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin, authors of Social Mobility and Its Enemies

Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin

27, Sep, 2018 @5:00 AM

Article image
Will poorer pupils still be recruited by universities?
The Aimhigher scheme to raise the university aspirations of less privileged pupils is to be cut. The government must ensure that universities continue the good work

Lee Elliot Major

30, Nov, 2010 @8:02 AM

Response: This simplistic solution to Oxbridge elitism won't work
Response: Top universities can't offer places unless they know the students will flourish in a demanding environment, says Lee Elliot Major

Lee Elliot Major

27, May, 2010 @11:05 PM

The battle for social mobility | Lee Elliot Major

Lee Elliot Major: The failure to turn around the UK's dismal level of social mobility may haunt Labour even more than Iraq or Afghanistan

Lee Elliot Major

20, Jul, 2009 @4:00 PM

Why boys can't keep up with the girls | Lee Elliot Major
Lee Elliot Major: As women outperform men in higher education, how can we encourage boys to make it to university and beyond?

Lee Elliot Major

09, Jun, 2009 @7:30 AM

1 / 32 pages