David Sims

Head of Operations UAL School of Pre Degree Studies | Educator | Designer |

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Joe Caroff, the designer who created the 007 pistol logo

The centenarian, paid just $500 for the James Bond symbol, went on to design classic film posters from a Hard Day’s Night to Cabaret.
https://t.co/JwRXVmsEFQ

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

🗣️ "I don't think there are many careers officers who would know what to say to a child who said 'I want to be a set designer.'...what do you do, what GCSEs do you do?"

@britscreenforum CEO, Pete Johnson, on why creative careers can be hard to access ⬇️

https://t.co/p4CYNqcDQ0

[All The Right Movies @ATRightMovies]

On Christmas Eve, 1988, a group of German criminals took hostages at an L.A. office party. The making of story behind DIE HARD is bigger than the Nakatomi…

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[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

💡 How do school intakes reflect their community?

Our data visualisation tool provides an unprecedented insight into the dynamics of secondary school admissions in England.

If you're a policymaker or a school leader, find out how schools compare ⬇️

https://t.co/yJDlrCqiqa

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

🚨 NEW: For the first time, we can reveal school by school information on how secondary pupil intakes reflect their local community.

Our accompanying analysis looks at which local authorities in England have the most and least socially segregated schools ⬇️🧵

[branwen jeffreys @branwenjeffreys]

On ⁦@BBCr4today⁩ ⁦@bphillipsonMP⁩ says she wants to narrow disadvantage gap. This graph from ⁦@suttontrust⁩ recent research shows how entrenched they are - and how London has pulled away from the rest of England despite high levels of deprivation

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

💬 "Wider school gaps tend to mean wider gaps in access to post-18 pathways, careers and ultimately the opportunity to thrive in life."

The gap in attainment between richer and poorer pupils is widening.

@CullinaneCarl details how to close it in @tes ⬇️

https://t.co/6Qm9w5Cs82

[Institute for Fiscal Studies @TheIFS]

NEW: Sure Start, England’s first large programme to provide holistic support to families with children under five, greatly improved disadvantaged children’s GCSE results.

Read @nridpathecon @Sarah_Cattan @carneiro_econ’s report, funded by @NuffieldFound: https://t.co/NiHZzVES3W

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

🚨 NEW: Many students across the country have reached breaking point due to inadequate support with their living costs.

Our new General Election policy briefing outlines the major issues with the student maintenance system, and how the next government can solve this crisis ⤵️

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

💬 "Schools cannot fix all of these issues alone, but they are increasingly expected to fill in gaps in the wider social safety net."

We need a national strategy to close the gap in attainment between pupils from richer and poorer homes 👇

https://t.co/zuYYaPtxMb

[Schools Week @SchoolsWeek]

'The most persistent false opposition in our educational discourse - knowledge versus skills - represents a significant threat to social justice'

🫂 @CambPressAssess director, Tim Oates
https://t.co/7j7n9imVyM

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

Worth sharing with any English students / parents of students

[David Sims @dmsims68]

Peers call for urgent overhaul of secondary education in England https://t.co/Bozzi2FzQY

[Geoff Barton @RealGeoffBarton]

“1 in 11 disadvantaged children say they don’t have a book of their own at home”: powerful, bleak, report by the Primary School Library Alliance @Literacy_Trust on why libraries in schools matter more than ever: https://t.co/Br8ZIbGgAH

[Paul Lewis @paullewismoney]

The sad demise of art colleges denies talented young people the opportunities for an alternative to academic pursuits https://t.co/zgoocgpfY4

[David Sims @dmsims68]

Just arrived, looking forward to reading this by @BBCRosAtkins

[Charter Trust - Creativity, Music and Culture @CharterArts_]

Our @Charter_Trust Creative Collective, our new student group, launches at @SLG_artupdates in October. Looking forward to bringing students from across our schools together to launch our campaign for the arts. More to come! 👀👀👀

[James Purnell @jimpurnell]

The creative industries are a British strength.

But their future is in jeopardy.

9 out of 10 creative businesses struggle to attract highly skilled talent.

The number of students taking arts GCSE has fallen by 40%.

At @UAL, we've launched a Commission to see what can be done

[David Sims @dmsims68]

University of the Arts London: a creative champion rising up the rankings https://t.co/SzcJAKVhJO

[David Sims @dmsims68]

Student voices: experiences of the rising cost of living - Office for National Statistics…. Students in England borrowed an average of £7,010 in maintenance loans to pay for accommodation and living costs in the 2021 to 2022 academic year. https://t.co/FeMydlBaD0