EMWPREP is a collaboration of Higher Education providers that offers a targeting, monitoring and evaluation service for the outreach and recruitment initiatives

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Boys’ performance in maths and science has jumped “significantly” above that of girls in the international TIMSS study, with the year 9 maths gap in England the largest of any country taking part. schoolsweek.co.uk/timss-gend…
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Making a difference for young adult carers in #HigherEd learningandwork.org.uk/news-…
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Today, alongside the @ReesCentre, we have published a report showing that young people with experience of children’s social care are more likely to take a vocational pathway into higher education. Around a third of those who have ever been in care who entered higher education pursued a vocational pathway, compared to just 13% of the general population. taso.org.uk/libraryitem/path…
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📢New NEON report shows widening regional inequalities in #university admission for poorer students. FSM #HigherEducation progression rate fell for 1st time ever, even when no. of FSM learners saw biggest annual increase. See more here👉educationopportunities.co.uk… #WideningAccess
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The DfE says £740m will be spent on creating more specialist places in schools, as part of reforms aimed at supporting more pupils with SEND to stay in mainstream education tes.com/magazine/news/genera…
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Our new cost of a child calculations show that, for the first time since the research started in 2008, all family types on low and modest incomes are unable to meet their costs or reach what the public deems a minimum acceptable living standard.
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Inequality still exists amongst the creative arts subjects, but pupils in England who attend fee-paying schools no longer outperform their state school peers in core GCSEs once results are adjusted for socioeconomic background, according to a new study.
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It is extremely worrying to see levels of child poverty rise to 36%. Poverty has a huge affect on children's development, and high levels of poverty create significant challenges for the education system. The Government must taken urgent action. theguardian.com/society/2024…
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