…in protest at the government’s policy on Gaza, her father called her and told her she could come back to work with him. There was a sense that her high-profile…
All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility: Inquiry into Access into Leading Professions
…of Commons, to leading news journalists, to those most prominent in the arts. Our research has consistently shown that the UK’s professional elite is disproportionately educated at private schools and…
Inquiry to Investigate How Best to Improve Access to Leading Professions
…medicine, journalism and politics, it was announced today. The announcement comes after the Sutton Trust published Leading People 2016, a report showing that the top of the UK’s leading professions…
TOP BAFTA WINNERS TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN TO PRIVATE SCHOOL AS BRIT WINNERS
…inaccessible to those from less advantaged backgrounds. More companies should sign up to the Government’s Social Mobility Business Compact, a commitment to ensure recruitment practices eliminate barriers to social mobility….
Shining a light on university access
…Poverty Commission report urges even more ambitious targets to improve the country’s low social mobility levels. Universities in England spend over £120 million a year on outreach programmes. Much of…
Sutton Trust’s response to Higher Education Green Paper
…a new Office for Students may reduce the independence of the access regulator and compromise the Prime Minister’s goal. Office for Students We cautiously welcome the opportunities that the proposed…