Responding to the UCAS end of cycle applications data, Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of the Sutton Trust, said today: “The continuing growth in disadvantaged applicants is welcome, and will narrow the access gap. Nevertheless, there is still a significant gap, particularly to the most selective universities, and a worrying dip this year in mature applicants…. Read more »

James Turner highlights some good news on social mobility The debate around social mobility often focuses on the negatives.   Rightly so, many would say, since the UK’s record on educational inequality and uneven opportunity is a cause of national shame.   On a number of measures we are at or near the bottom of the… Read more »