…am incredibly honoured to take on this role. Driven by Peter’s inspirational leadership and financial commitment, the Sutton Trust has become a national institution, transforming the educational prospects of hundreds…
Labour’s class war on private schools with threat to cut £700million tax breaks if they do not help state schools
…groups which criticised Labour’s decision to axe the assisted places scheme. It said last year that children who were awarded free places at private schools under the scheme have ‘reaped…
Vince Cable: some private universities ‘a lot of dross’
Graeme Paton reports for the Telegraph on comments made by Vince Cable at the Sutton Trust/SMF fringe meeting at the Lib Dem conference. An expansion of private universities has introduced…
James Turner: Making moves on social mobility
…good news for social mobility as well as making sound business sense. The possibility of one firm having such an award while a competitor did not would surely encourage companies…
Sir Peter Lampl: No privilege required
…peers to have graduated from Oxbridge, five times more likely to hold a PhD, and are much more likely to have a degree from a Russell Group university in the…
Sir Peter Lampl: Ability to think must trump ability to pay
…number of my school friends from modest backgrounds have also done well — particularly one friend, a farm worker’s son, who became a top journalist. Until the direct grant and…