The government has announced 4m to boost entries to university from talented pupils in deprived communities.
The money will be targeted at innovative partnerships between clusters of independent and state schools and will give priority to projects focusing on increasing attainment in maths, science and modern foreign languages.
Speaking at the Girls’ School Association Conference in Leeds, schools minister Andrew Adonis said the scheme would help inspire bright youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds meet their potential and get to university.
But Nansi Ellis, acting head of education policy at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, branded the scheme a waste of public money.
”Separate and fragmented projects to raise young peoples’ expectations are deeply flawed – they only help small numbers of children, are not thought through, unsustainable, and are the worst examples of short-termism,” she said.
Speaking at the Girls’ School Association Conference in Leeds, schools minister Andrew Adonis said the scheme would help inspire bright youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds meet their potential and get to university.
But Nansi Ellis, acting head of education policy at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, branded the scheme a waste of public money.
”Separate and fragmented projects to raise young peoples’ expectations are deeply flawed – they only help small numbers of children, are not thought through, unsustainable, and are the worst examples of short-termism,” she said.
