…gap from widening, disadvantaged students are able to get the grades that they deserve, to ensure they have equal opportunities as they get on in life. Erica Holt-White 1…
Connecting the dots: reporting on a Sutton Trust alumni event
…story of how she made upskirting illegal in the UK. Tahmid Chowdhury (US Programme & Pathways to Law 2011) then discussed his not-for-profit company ‘Here for Good’ which provides free…
Reflections on the Bridge Group Conference 2019
Last week, the Bridge Group held a conference looking at social equality across the life course, from schools, to higher education, and through to employment. Our Research Fellow Rebecca Montacute…
Maintained nurseries: ‘The jewel in the social mobility crown’
…a nursery class from a primary school and a nursery from the LEYF social enterprise/charity. Dr Whitebread commented on all those involved in the project: “I could not have hoped…
Moving the dial on contextual admissions
Laura Bruce, Head of Programmes and Carl Cullinane, Acting Head of Research and Policy pick out three key issues preventing contextual admissions – giving low-income pupils a grade-break – from…
Parents slightly more likely to advise uni than apprenticeship
…high levels of wealth, so the comparison between Group A and Group D is used here. Figures on degree-level apprenticeships are taken from the January 2019 statistics release from DfE….