…29542 28453 3 Little progress in opening up top universities to poorer pupils in 25 years https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/little-progress-in-opening-up-top-universities-to-poorer-pupils/ 3 Key Findings 1 pink Over the last 25 years there has been…
New MPs more likely to have been educated at state schools
…MPs have been independently educated, compared to 7% of the population. This is the same as the 2017 general election. Over half (54%) of the new House of Commons went…
Poorer pupils struggling most in second period of school closures
…on the attainment gap between rich and poor pupils is likely to be significant, according to new research from the Sutton Trust that gives the first comprehensive overview of how…
Another omnishambles? Inequality and A-level results in 2021
…in 2019. Most of this growth is in those gaining A*, which has increased to 19%, up from 14% previously. In contrast, inflation has been much lower at the C…
Delivery depends on detail
…growth of academies and free schools and the changes to the curriculum. With Willetts, raising tuition fees without any medium-term impact on the numbers of young people going to university…
What have we learned from the Labour Party Conference?
As party conference season comes to an end, our Public Affairs Officer, Ryan Frost, provides a breakdown of the debates on education and social mobility at this year’s Labour Party…