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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.
Creating a High Aspiration Culture for Young People in the UK
15th January 2007
Research study undertaken by Ipsos MORI and funded in partnership with HM Treasury which examines parents' aspirations for themselves and their children through a...
Read reportUniversity Fundraising – An Update
1st December 2006
This report analyses the extent and scale of fundraising activity in UK universities.
Read reportThe Educational and Career Trajectories of Assisted Place Holders
1st July 2006
Research by the Institute of Education which shows that students of similar intelligence and background in private schools achieve better grades, and earn more...
Read reportEvaluation of the Sutton Trust Shopping Centre Project: Room to Play
1st June 2006
An evaluation of Room to Play Shopping Centre Project.
Read reportThe Educational Backgrounds of Leading Journalists
1st June 2006
A survey of the educational backgrounds of the country's leading news journalists, which reveals that the majority have attended independent schools and almost half...
Read reportFive Years On – Open Access to Independent Education
1st May 2006
An extensive evaluation of five years of Open Access at The Belvedere School, Liverpool, which shows that under the scheme the school has not...
Read reportThe Social Composition of Top Comprehensive Schools
15th January 2006
This report - a follow up to the Trust's October 2004 study - finds that pupils on free school meals are underrepresented at the...
Read reportMORI Teachers’ Omnibus 2005
1st January 2006
This document contains the summary report, computer tabulations and topline results (in the form of a 'marked-up' questionnaire) from the 2005 Teachers' Omnibus, carried...
Read reportThe Educational Backgrounds of Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords
1st December 2005
This study looks at the educational profile of members of the Houses of Lord and Commons. It finds that almost one third of MPs...
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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