5 lessons I've learnt at Causeway and what they mean for WP

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5 lessons I've learnt at Causeway and what they mean for WP

Causeway’s much-loved Head of Partnerships Helen Drummond is leaving to take on a role spearheading the effort to raise university progression in her local area of Tottenham. Here she reflects on what she’s learned by working at Causeway and how these lessons are applicable to the wider WP sector.

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Removing barriers to degree apprenticeships: Changing the narrative

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Removing barriers to degree apprenticeships: Changing the narrative

Degree apprenticeships promise much for social mobility, but as yet they are not living up to lofty expectations. Changing that for good requires a shift in mindset from employers, but there are also practical steps teachers who are advising potential applicants can take, writes Programme Manager Ros Fraser.

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Are you one of the 23% of teachers that includes the top piece of advice from admissions tutors when marking a personal statement?

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Are you one of the 23% of teachers that includes the top piece of advice from admissions tutors when marking a personal statement?

What is it about personal statement writing that makes students suddenly start to express themselves in such a strange yet entirely predictable way? The fiery language comes out; ‘passion’, ‘sparked’, and ‘ignited’ combined with connectives like ‘furthermore’, ‘moreover’ and ‘thus’ while the whole piece overflows with unbridled enthusiasm expressed with the help of Microsoft Word’s synonym finder. Anyone who regularly reviews personal statements will already be nodding. Here at Causeway we have been supporting students in state schools to write better personal statements for seven years, but now much of our focus is on supporting schools to truly understand what makes a good application.

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