…the ‘Sutton 13’, including 46% at Oxford or Cambridge. This compares with one-third (33%) of Labour MPs from the Sutton 13, half of whom graduated from Oxbridge. Those MPs holding…
A comprehensive victory?
…budged, still standing at 29%. The proportion of MPs who attended a comprehensive school has however continued to go up, rising slightly to 54% from 52% in 2017. But as…
New MPs more likely to have been educated at state schools
…to a comprehensive school, up slightly from 52% following the 2017 election. Today’s research suggests that the educational backgrounds of members of the Commons is widening, albeit slowly. Of 155…
Schools and colleges
…support from the Trust to review their existing policies and make relevant changes to help improve the inclusivity of their schools. Selective Comprehensives (2024) Fairer school admissions (2020) Selective Comprehensives:…
Unpaid and underpaid internships
…are open to all. 20250123 37615 37614 1 Employers support ban on unpaid internships as working-class graduates lose out on growing route into careers https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/employers-support-ban-on-unpaid-internships-as-working-class-graduates-lose-out-on-growing-route-into-careers/ grid 1 in 2 recent…
Influx of new MPs means fewer privately educated members than in previous Parliament
Sutton Trust analysis finds over half of MPs in new House of Commons went to comprehensives Some of the data in this press release has been updated. Please visit the…