…only pressure would come from schools’ desire to educate able children from all backgrounds, and their need to compete with a new, dynamic sector drawing on a wider talent pool….
Personal statements help independent school students “stand out from the crowd”
…three times more common in the personal statements of applicants from state schools and sixth form colleges as those from independent schools. Independent school applicants not only list the highest…
Milburn report “a wake-up call” on social mobility
…comparing apprenticeships internationally and recommending a big expansion of advanced apprenticeships in England was published today. The report Real Apprenticeships is available at the Sutton Trust website at https://www.suttontrust.com/researcharchive/real-apprenticeships-2/ …
DELAY EXPANSION OF FREE PLACES FOR TWO YEAR-OLDS OR CHILDREN WILL NOT GET THE FULL BENEFIT – SUTTON TRUST
…current policy and practice against the research evidence. The full report is available at https://www.suttontrust.com/our-work/research/item/sound-foundations/ 3. Since September 2013, the poorest 20 per cent of two year-olds have been eligible…
Access to Banking Polling
…of senior figures in finance think presentation at interview affects disadvantaged people’s chances of getting a job https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/four-fifths-of-senior-figures-in-finance-think-presentation-at-interview-affects-disadvantaged-peoples-chances-of-getting-a-job-2/ Key findings 1 pink 1 Four-fifths of senior figures in financial services…
Pupil Premium Polling 2016
…Press release: Small but increasing number of schools are using their pupil premium funding to offset budget cuts https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/small-but-increasing-number-of-schools-are-using-their-pupil-premium-funding-to-offset-budget-cuts-new-sutton-trust-and-education-endowment-foundation-polling/ Key Findings 1 pink 1 A small, but growing, number of…