…out of hours. media@suttontrust.com 0204 536 4642 blue blue-dark As the General Election approaches, the case for policy action to tackle educational inequality and promote social mobility has never been…
Fairer School Admissions
…fairer https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/parents-and-teachers-think-school-admissions-needs-to-be-fairer/ James Turner: Admissions of guilt – why the social makeup of our schools matters https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/admissions-of-guilt-why-the-social-makeup-of-our-schools-matters/ 43% Nearly half of school leaders don’t take the social profile of their…
Sutton Trust Cabinet Analysis 2020
…25487 3 13 Press release: 65% of new cabinet attended independent schools https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/65-of-boris-johnsons-new-cabinet-attended-independent-schools/ 65% Almost two-thirds of Boris Johnson’s cabinet went to private school. pink 9x How much more likely…
Making a Statement
…5494 20160128 2016 25459 12 Press release: Students are losing out as teachers’ and university tutors’ ideas about what makes a good personal statement are a “world apart” https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/students-are-losing-out-as-teachers-and-university-tutors-ideas-about-what-makes-a-good-personal-statement-are-a-world-apart/ Better…
Apprenticeship Polling 2018
…the same status as higher education routes. 20257 20180701 2018 23830 14 Press release: Disconnect between young people and teachers on apprenticeships https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/teachers-unlikely-advise-apprenticeships/ 1 2/3 Two-thirds of young people are…
Three in four academy chains have ‘coasting schools’, but best chains continue to ‘transform’ pupils’ life chances
…measures compiled in the index. Other smaller successful chains based on this overall measure include Outwood Grange in Yorkshire, academies sponsored by the Mercers Company in the West Midlands and…