Previously Funded
The Sutton Trust has been involved in a variety of school projects over the years, here is just a selection of those we have funded:
Pate's Curriculum Enrichment Scheme
The Curriculum Enrichment Project based at the Pate’s Grammar School in Cheltenham seeks to provide additional support for gifted and talented pupils at primary schools in the less affluent areas of the town.... (more)
The Sutton Trust with support from Greater London Tutors, piloted a project which offered private tuition in mathematics to 100-150 academically able Year 11 pupils from non-privileged homes who would not otherwise be able to afford it... (more)
This programme, run by Edinburgh University, aims to engage young people with education through football – and particularly to address the underachievement of teenage boys... (more)
The decline in the take up of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects in recent years – and the importance of these subjects in the future economy –was also behind the Excited about Science project with Exeter University...(more)
Independent State School Partnerships
The independent/ state school partnerships (ISSP) programme was set up in 1998 by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) in conjunction with the Sutton Trust, with the aim of providing structure and funding for the co-operation between the... (more)
This ten week science club, co-funded by the Sutton Trust and the Ogden Trust in 2004, was a partnership between Durham High School for Girls and a cluster of primary schools in County Durham and the Education Action Zone of Easington... (more)
Belvedere School Open Access Scheme
Under Open Access all places at Belvedere, the high-performing independent day school were awarded on merit, with parents paying a sliding scale of fees according to their means. The scheme’s evaluation... (more)
Bexley Grammar School Curriculum Enrichment Project
A two year scheme funded from 2006, the Bexley Grammar School Curriculum Enrichment Project seeked to encourage able 15 year old pupils to pursue a programme of academic study after they are 16, either in Bexley Grammar... more
