…to increase the number of women in the cabinet line-up – and also news of a political role for the London mayor, Boris Johnson, who is now able to attend…
More women, more ethnic minorities, but one-third of MPs have still been privately-educated
…2010. But it’s not all good news. Research from the Sutton Trust shows the educational background of the Commons has hardly changed. Almost a third (32 per cent) of MPs…
Church schools move towards open door selection
Caroline Wyatt cited Sutton Trust research in a BBC News report on moves towards fairer admissions in Church of England schools. We’ve been praying a lot recently,” admits one 40-something…
Race in 21st-century Britain
…of newspaper columnists. Incredibly, one in seven judges went to just five independent schools: Eton, Westminster, Radley, Charterhouse or St Paul’s Boys. I sometimes suspect that the reason I made…
Advising the Advisers
…cynicism of state school teachers is understandable. Hard pressed teachers can’t be expected to know the ins and outs of every university option. They see many newspaper headlines bemoaning the…
Cultural vouchers will help poorer A-level students keep up, says study
Richard Garner reported for The Independent and i newspapers on the new Sutton Trust/EPPSE report on bright disadvantaged pupils. Bright children from poor homes should be given “enrichment vouchers” to…