Is Education Really a Meritocracy?
Is education really a meritocracy? This article explores how class, cultural capital, teacher expectations and unequal opportunities shape educational achievement.
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Tag: educational inequality
“I Heard It on the Grapevine”: How Parent and Student Networks Quietly Shape School and University Choices
League tables and Ofsted reports matter, but school and university choices are often decided on the grapevine. This piece shows how parent networks, WhatsApp chats and “hot” knowledge quietly reproduce advantage—and why first-in-family and working-class students are left with thinner information.
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