…Mobility Committee this month. The House of Lords Committee on Social Mobility was appointed in June “to consider social mobility in the transition from school to work”. The Committee is…
Sutton Trust comment on Thursday’s OFFA report into access agreements
…from OFFA tells us that the increased investment in access and outreach funding in recent years has led to real improvements in access to higher education for young people from…
Two-thirds of new MPs went to comprehensives, research finds
The TES included Sutton Trust research in an article on the new MPs. Almost two-thirds of the new entrants to the House of Commons were educated at comprehensive schools, making…
Sir Peter Lampl comments on OFFA plans
…is absolutely right to prioritise the increase in the rate at which less advantaged students are entering higher education. Whilst entry rates for undergraduates from low-income homes are improving, a…
Sir Peter Lampl comments on UCAS applications data
…comes after recent data confirmed a big drop in part-timers since the fees increase: mature and part-time students are almost 40% of all students and their decline is a blow…
Poorest children are catching up with the rest of kids when it comes to the three R’s
…The proportion of pupils on free school meals hitting targets at age 11 rose from 63% to 67% in a year. But that figure compared to 83% for the rest…