…2014, when 22 per cent of then Labour leader Ed Miliband’s shadow cabinet were privately educated. Of current MPs in the House of Commons in 2017, 29% come from a…
Views of our alumni
As our 20th anniversary year comes to an end, we caught up with our alumni community to find out where they are now and how the Sutton Trust has impacted…
Top comprehensives are more socially selective with only half national average proportion of pupils on free school meals
…that have helped hundreds of thousands of young people of all ages, from early years through to Access to the Professions. Selective Comprehensives is available at https://www.suttontrust.com/researcharchive/selective-comprehensives/. The key findings…
Half of new cabinet was privately educated
…Innovation and Skills Sajid Javid Comprehensive Downend Comprehensive Exeter Small Business Anna Soubry Comprehensive Hartland Comprehensive Birmingham International Development Justine Greening Comprehensive Oakwood Comp School Southampton Environment, Food and Rural…
The Social Composition of Top Comprehensive Schools
…of schools). Social selection is evident in top comprehensive schools: the overall proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at the 200 highest performing comprehensives is 5.6%, compared to…
The Recent Evolution of Apprenticeships
…Decline in young people from low-income backgrounds taking up apprenticeships https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/decline-in-young-people-from-low-income-backgrounds-taking-up-apprenticeships/ The Recent Evolution of Apprenticeships https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/the-recent-evolution-of-apprenticeships/ 28582 28346 26029 3 25% Apprenticeship starts fell by almost a quarter between…