The Sutton Trust is pleased to announce that it has today become accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment means everyone working at The Sutton Trust, regardless…
Nick Clegg says that the Sutton Trust inspired his passion for social mobility
…Mobility Committee this month. The House of Lords Committee on Social Mobility was appointed in June “to consider social mobility in the transition from school to work”. The Committee is…
Poorest children are catching up with the rest of kids when it comes to the three R’s
…The proportion of pupils on free school meals hitting targets at age 11 rose from 63% to 67% in a year. But that figure compared to 83% for the rest…
Parents increasingly coming round to the idea of ballots for school places
Richard Garner reports for the Independent on a new Sutton Trust poll. A growing number of parents support the idea of ballots to determine which children are successful in applying…
ONE IN SIX POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS IS PRIVATELY EDUCATED
Students from independent schools are more likely to study for a postgraduate degree than state school students, although students from the same class and background from state schools are more…
Sutton Trust Comment On OECD Report
…Trust research. The best schools, including the best comprehensives, have less than 6% of their pupils drawn from the poorest families, against a national average nearly three times greater. They…