Commenting on the Social Mobility Commission’s research into the class pay gap, Dr Lee Elliot Major, Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust, said: “We know too well that graduates from…
Higher Education Bill committee discusses Sutton Trust research
The Committee Stage of the Higher Education Bill began in the House of Commons this month, scrutinising the Bill clause by clause. The Sutton Trust was mentioned by Conservative MP…
Oxbridge access row erupts after Sutton Trust calls admissions ‘confusing and complex’
Freddie Whittaker and John Dickens for Schools Week cover the findings from our Oxbridge Admissions report. The Sutton Trust, which has over the years worked closely with the Oxbridge universities…
Labour leadership candidates have one thing in common – they all went to Oxbridge
…social mobility, has analysed the educational background of all the new members of the Commons in a report entitled Parliamentary Privilege – The MPs 2015. Read the full article here….
The comprehensive Cabinet
The Daily Mail featured new research from the Sutton Trust which examined the backgrounds of the new Cabinet. David Cameron today sought to shed his image for surrounding himself with…
Grammar school is no better for pupils than a comprehensive
…new research. Working-class pupils are just as likely to get a degree after attending a comprehensive school as a grammar school – contradicting claims that bringing back grammars would improve…