…Press release: Delay expansion of free places for two year-olds or children will not get the full benefit https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/delay-expansion-free-places-two-year-olds-children-will-get-full-benefit-sutton-trust/ Laura Barbour: Why Sound Foundations matter to social mobility https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/sound-foundations-matter-social-mobility/ Key…
Social mobility and opportunity
…public backs investment to improve social mobility https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/british-public-backs-investment-to-improve-social-mobility/ Ahead of the General Election, do the British public think opportunities in society are open to all? https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/ahead-of-the-general-election-do-the-british-public-think-opportunities-in-society-are-open-to-all/ 63% The proportion of…
School Funding and Pupil Premium 2025
…https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/new-poll-reveals-major-increase-in-cash-strapped-schools-cutting-staff Cuts to staffing, equipment and tutoring budgets will hit lower income students the hardest https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/cuts-to-staffing-equipment-and-tutoring-budgets-will-hit-lower-income-students-the-hardest/ grid 88% The proportion of senior leaders who say that pupil premium funding is…
Artificial advantage?
…both school type and the level of deprivation of students the school serves. 20250716 39221 39240 27007 1 State schools falling behind in new AI digital divide https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/state-schools-falling-behind-in-new-ai-digital-divide/ Mind the…
85% of top comprehensives with best GCSEs are socially selective, but schools where pupils make most progress are much less so
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The danger of commercial loans: What happens when student finance isn’t enough?
…going to university. But concerns have been expressed over commercial loans being advertised to students, when government-backed loans don’t cover all of their costs. You may have seen the news…