…hours alongside more advantaged peers, running the risk that the previous steps towards closing the gap are undermined.’ In 2019, a House of Commons Education Committee report on tackling disadvantage…
Gloomy prospects for social mobility in the pandemic era
…UK appear to be high when compared with other nations – see this recent meta-analysis collating estimates from 34 studies across 12 countries. In our research, we estimate lower and…
The continuing digital divide
…may be cramped and facilities like communal workspaces may have poor quality resources (such as computers). If blended learning is to become a permanent fixture at universities, such issues will…
A new year brings yet more disruption to schools
…differences is unclear; with the cause likely to be a complex combination of many issues, including local infection rates, vaccination levels and the availability of testing to limit the spread…
A Fair Start? A practical way of levelling up
…lots of conversations, questions, challenges and research activities which produces evidence that drives good practice. One recent activity was our Doubling Down research – the first of its kind. For…
Expanding our employability provision: Sutton Trust Careers and Pathways Online
Claire Maton, our Head of Employability Programmes, explains how we’re expanding our employability programmes to champion social mobility as young people enter the workplace. Our research has continuously highlighted that…