…tuition fee reforms. … The debt from fee loans alone has risen 152% from £11,807 pre-2012, to a whopping £29,838. That’s just over the average graduate starting salary of £29,000….
Responding to the new landscape for university access
…made up of Free School Meal pupils, compared with 72.2% of other state school pupils, and just over a quarter of the intake (25.8%) from independent schools. At the most…
New poll reveals major increase in cash-strapped schools cutting staff
…teaching staff, up from 38% last year, while 50% reported cuts to teaching assistants, up from 41% last year. 55% reported further cuts to support staff, up from 51%. These…
State schools falling behind in new AI digital divide
New research out today reveals a rapidly emerging AI digital divide in the UK’s education system, with private schools outpacing state schools in benefiting from these tools. And among state…
The Sutton Trust responds to the Education Select Committee’s Covid-19 inquiry
…lockdown and long-term steps to compensate young people in the future. We believe that action needs to be taken from early years through to schools, apprenticeships and higher education to…
Recruit, retain and reputation: The 3R’s of the teacher recruitment gap
…entirely hypothetical situation. The Sutton Trust report released today, based on our survey data from 3,000 teachers, shows that schools in disadvantaged communities face the greatest difficulties when recruiting new…