…the impacts are felt well beyond school, into FE, HE, apprenticeships and the world of work. So the case for a significant programme to help pupils recover – and then…
No two journeys: Accents and dialects
…lower socio-economic backgrounds, their accent becomes an identity marker of their social class. This was the case for Ben, a Sutton Trust Alumni who moved from a village on the…
Economic impacts: The pandemic and access to the workplace
…particularly those from poorer backgrounds, will not have the same opportunity to showcase it. Employers should take this into account in hiring decisions going forward. Steps for government and universities…
Digital delivery: our participants’ perspectives
…case studies from those who took part. We will continue to monitor and evaluate this cohort of students through surveys, data tracking and qualitative interviews to better understand how the…
Admissions of guilt: Why the social makeup of our schools matters
James Turner, CEO of the Sutton Trust, makes the case for reforming school admissions. Who goes to which schools really does matter. Admissions are not a peripheral issue, but one…
A question of legality – the law surrounding unpaid internships
…do, and are expected to do by their employers, means that in most cases they are legally entitled to be paid the minimum wage. Despite this, in our new report,…