Schools' priorities in student selection constitute the basis for fairness in school admissions. We study the case where schools are active strategic players that rank their applicants in terms of priorities. A methodological framework is developed to examine the impact of the variation in the admission settings on the equality of opportunity in…

The Sutton Trust's "Recruitment Gap" (see ED601203) powerfully demonstrated the impact of levels of disadvantage in a school can have on teacher recruitment and retention. This dynamic of segregation is fundamental to many of the divides in the education system and Britain's lack of social mobility. More schools with socio-economically…

School choice is most commonly considered in the context of private/public schooling and access to university. University entry remains a key element in family decision-making about which school they would like their children to attend. Debates about school choice are most commonly framed in relation to marketisation and the relative popularity of…