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Social mobility in the workplace

A comprehensive guide to widening access for employers.

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Universities and Social Mobility

A look at the relationship between higher education and social mobility.

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Inequality in early years education

Unpacking the problems with the current early years system.

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Selective Comprehensives '24

Highlighting the issues with school admissions in England.

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The recent evolution of apprenticeships

Analysing the trends in apprenticeship take-up since 2015.

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Reforming student maintenance

An overview of the student maintenance system.

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Academic Assets

26th June 2014

This report compares the fundraising activities of universities in the UK and the US, following on from two previous Sutton Trust reports published in...

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Summary: Attainment gaps Between the most Deprived and Advantaged Schools

1st May 2014

A summary and discussion of research by the Education Research Group at the London School of Economics.

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Payback Time?

10th April 2014

This report commissioned from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) examines the financial implications of the 2012 fees reforms for graduates.

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Baby Bonds

21st March 2014

This report includes a review of literature on attachment theory and considers its implications for public policy, particularly for disadvantaged children.

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Ballots and Banding

27th February 2014

This report analyses examples of how some local authorities and schools use pupil banding as part of the Year 7 admissions process.

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Pathways to Banking

28th January 2014

This report summarises research revealing how the financial services sector disproportionately recruits students with an independent education.

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Sound Foundations

22nd January 2014

This report provides a literature review of the evidence on the quality of early childhood education and care for children under three.

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Parent Power?

18th December 2013

This report uses YouGov polling to present a fascinating insight into the extent to which professional parents are able to gain an advantage over...

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Family background and access to high ‘status’ universities

13th November 2013

At least a quarter of the access gap to the top universities in England, the United States and Australia cannot be explained by academic...

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COSMO Study

Major new cohort study examining the long-term impact of the pandemic on educational inequality and social mobility.

 

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