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Social mobility in the workplace
A comprehensive guide to widening access for employers.
Universities and Social Mobility
A look at the relationship between higher education and social mobility.
University Admissions by Individual Schools
1st February 2008
This study documents the extent to which a few highly socially and academically selective schools dominate admissions to the country's leading research universities.
Read reportMORI Teachers’ Survey 2007
30th December 2007
Survey of 500 teachers reveals that only half would generally recommend their brightest students to apply to Oxbridge.
Read reportRetention and Widening Participation in the Faculties of Sciences and Engineering, University of Glasgow
1st October 2007
Engineering courses at Glasgow University, within the agendas of retention and widening participation.
Read reportA qualitative evaluation of the ‘Into University’ programme: executive summary
1st April 2007
A summary of the evaluation by NFER into the Into University programme.
Read reportA qualitative evaluation of the ‘Into University’ programme
1st April 2007
An evaluation by NFER into the IntoUniversity programme which was developed by the St Clements and St James Community Project, London.
Read reportState School Admissions to our Leading Universities- An update to ‘The Missing 3000’
1st March 2005
An updated analysis of university access by the Sutton Trust based on the 2002/3 figures generated by the Higher Education Funding Council.
Read reportSelect Government Matching Fund Programmes: An Examination of Characteristics and Effectiveness
31st December 2004
A report undertaken by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) on behalf of the Sutton Trust, looking at ways to...
Read reportThe Missing 3000 – State Schools Under-Represented at Leading Universities
1st August 2004
A major analysis of university access by the Sutton Trust based on figures generated by the Higher Education Funding Council.
Read reportA Pilot of Aptitude Testing for University Entrance
1st February 2001
The results of a National Foundation for Educational Research study which showed that introducing an SAT could help less well-off students.
Read reportCOSMO Study
Major new cohort study examining the long-term impact of the pandemic on educational inequality and social mobility.
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