We are a foundation which improves social mobility in the UK through evidence-based programmes, research and policy advocacy. From early years’ through school, college and university to the workplace, we work to combat educational inequality and prevent the subsequent waste of talent.
School funding and pupil premium 2019
School funding and pupil premium 2019 analyses our annual teacher polling, looking at issues around school funding, budget pressures, use of Pupil Premium funding and the application of research evidence in schools.
Selective Comprehensives Great Britain
Selective Comprehensives Great Britain compares the top performing secondary schools across the three nations, and looks at how admissions could be improved to make access fairer.
Closing the regional attainment gap
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for social mobility inquiry into the regional attainment gap examines why there are such big differences in how well disadvantaged pupils do in schools in different parts of the country, as well as how this can be addressed.
It’s a marathon, not a sprint
Anna Williams, Director of Communications, Research and Advocacy, reflects on Monday’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility’s hearing into the Social Mobility Commission’s latest State of the Nation 2019 report.
Making the case for contextual admissions
Sir Peter Lampl, founder of the Sutton Trust, makes the case for giving lower income students a grade break.
Pathways to Law: making a difference
Claire Maton, Senior Programmes Manager at the Sutton Trust, celebrates three awards recently won by the Pathways to Law programme.
