…visit suttontrust.com. What Makes Great Teaching? took over 200 pieces of research to identify the elements of teaching with the strongest evidence of improving attainment. It found some common practices…
Academic apartheid against north must end, leading universities told
…gap between those pupils who sail into the country’s most prestigious institutions and those who fail to get to university at all. The drive to tackle the north-south divide comes…
Sutton Trust appoints first chief executive
…and Policy at the Trust. Sir Peter said: “With the unprecedented growth in the Trust’s programmes and research and our ambitious plans we felt that this is an opportune time…
Post-graduate loans will help low and middle income students
…loans for postgraduates. As the Autumn Statement report highlights, Sutton Trust research shows that 11% of working adults now have a postgraduate degree compared to 4% in 1996, with a…
More work needed to strengthen independent-state school partnerships
Responding to Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt’s speech later today on independent schools Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of the Sutton Trust, said; “Our research has shown that by age 42…
Unpaid internships ‘closed to all but the super-rich’
Writing for the Telegraph, Graeme Paton reports on new Sutton Trust research into unpaid internships. Graduates from wealthy families are tightening their grip on top jobs because they can afford…