What the programme offers
Regular Support Webinars
Regular Support Webinars
Webinars designed to support you and your students through this uncertain time. Each of these webinars will include:
- In-depth research on current issues
- Access to support channels for you and your students
- Learn how the Sutton Trust programmes can directly support your students
- To join us at these webinars, sign up just here and the details will be sent to your inbox each month
Monthly tips and resources
Monthly tips and resources
Every month you will be emailed with clear instructions and an accessible resource to help you implement each step.
- If you would like to sign up to receive these straight to your inbox each month, click here
Online Personal statement builder
Online Personal statement builder
The OSCAR platform hosts the tools and resources needed to implement development plans. This contains a personal statement builder that all your students can access, giving them support to plan, structure and edit their statement. You will have full oversight of where each of your students are in their progress.
Free moderation service
Free moderation service
You will access to a moderation service for personal statements, references, staff training materials and student-facing resources from Causeway’s team of progression experts.
Programme Structure
The next webinar will take place on Tuesday 27th April at 4pm and 6pm, you can sign up for each session using the attached links. We will cover Social Mobility and COVID 19 covering an overview of the work we do at The Sutton Trust and the impact of the pandemic on social mobility, focusing on schools and access to higher education.
We will update this page regularly with confirmed dates for each session. You can sign up for the confirmed sessions below. Each topic will take place twice – once at 4pm and again at 6pm. You can click on those links below to reserve your place.
| Month | Causeway Education | Sutton Trust |
| January 2021 | Making Higher Education encounters count during COVID | UK Summer Schools & Apprenticeships Webinar |
| February 2021 | What is the ideal timeline for Higher Education progression? | |
| March 2021 | ||
| April 2021 | Sutton Trust and Social Mobility: 4pm & 6pm | |
| 27th May 2021 | From good to outstanding Personal Statements: 4pm & 6pm | |
| 15th June 2021 | Outstanding applications need outstanding references: 4pm & 6pm | |
| 13th July 2021 | Useful support for admissions tests: 4pm & 6pm | |
| August 2021 | ||
| September 2021 | Supporting students to make ambitious choices | Pathways Webinar |
Who can apply
We are currently not recruiting for this programme, but if you think you and your school would benefit but haven’t already received information about the programme please contact [email protected] to see if your school fits our criteria.
We target schools based on a high proportion of students on free school meals and/or lower than average A Level performance and/or university progression rates.
If you would like to come along to any of our webinars, please sign up to our mailing list here and the details will be sent straight to your inbox every month.
Programme Partners
This programme is run in partnership with Causeway Education.
Although we’re not currently recruiting, our partners Causeway Education have created some resources to help teachers support students who are thinking about university. For access, please email us at [email protected]