Social mobility in Britain is low. For a child born in the UK today, their educational opportunities and life chances are strongly linked to their parents’ socio-economic background. In the…
A Fair Start? Equalising access to early education
…20210819 2021 27943 31587 4 7 1 Disadvantaged three- and- four-year-olds ‘locked out’ of crucial early years opportunities https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/disadvantaged-three-and-four-year-olds-locked-out-of-crucial-early-years-opportunities/ 27954 70% The proportion of parents eligible for the 30 hour…
Learning in Lockdown
…Sutton Trust research https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/poorer-pupils-struggling-most-in-second-period-of-school-closures-according-to-latest-sutton-trust-research/ 3 Key Findings 1 pink 1 Attendance at school • In the first week of the January 2021 lockdown, more than a quarter (27%) of primary…
Covid-19 Impacts: Access to the Workplace
…26330 5 5 1 Almost half of students say Covid-19 has diminished their chances of finding a job https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/almost-half-of-students-say-covid-19-has-diminished-their-chances-of-finding-a-job 25966 26029 26309 3 46% Almost half of students say they’re…
Making the Grade
…23806 10 Press release: GCSE reforms have led to slight widening of attainment gap, but overall impact is small https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/gcse-reforms-have-led-to-slight-widening-of-attainment-gap Dave Thomson and Simon Burgess: The effect of GCSE reforms:…
Better Apprenticeships
…https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/access-gap-to-best-apprenticeships/ Sandra McNally: Do apprenticeships pay? https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/do-apprenticeships-pay/ Executive Summary 1 pink 1 Apprenticeship quality and social mobility Good quality apprenticeships lead to improved employment and pay prospects, and enable apprentices…