…time including renting a movie with an Amazon voucher we were gifted, participating in a virtual yoga session and completing a creative challenge competition. My favourite activity was completing the…
The class crisis in creative HE
…four institutions – Oxford and Cambridge, and King’s College London (Russell Group) and Bath (Pre-92) – more than half of creative students come from upper-middle-class backgrounds. Oxbridge (4% Cambridge, 5%…
Research reveals stark class inequalities in access to the creative industries
Younger adults from working-class backgrounds are 4 times less likely to work in the creative industries compared to their middle-class peers. Top selling musicians are 6 times more likely than…
The Sutton Trust responds to the Secretary of State’s speech on post-school education
…widening opportunity. Apprenticeships in particular have a key role to play in improving social mobility which will be especially important as we come out of the pandemic. Our research has…
Early years in crisis: the impact of the pandemic on sector
…been a positive experience. As one Birmingham provider said: “I do believe that the key children who attended the setting during lockdown have come on leaps and bounds, they have…
Levelling up in lockdown: apprenticeships and Covid-19
…the fragility of the apprenticeship infrastructure, significantly affecting both current and future apprentices. The unique position of apprenticeships – which combine education, training and employment – has made the sector…