…a part-time single honours programme are weighted at the relevant fraction of an equivalent full-time student. Additional employment data comes from the Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey (LFS)…
Government must learn lessons of Conservative education legacy
A review of education policies of the last two decades by education expert Sam Freedman, published today by the Sutton Trust, sets out a raft of major questions and challenges…
Conservative Party Conference: Review and Rebuild?
…people do in adulthood. Taking questions from the audience, panellists considered barriers to promoting social mobility including absence from school, with students eligible for free school meals three times more…
Priorities for the Curriculum and Assessment Review
The Sutton Trust recently responded to a call for evidence from the government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review. Chaired by Becky Francis, the Chief Executive of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF),…
What influences the choices of would-be apprentices?
…apprentice minimum wage should be reviewed, to explore whether it could be aligned to the national living wage or national minimum wage. Maintenance loans or bursaries for apprentices from disadvantaged…
Closing the attainment gap should be a priority for the next government
…11 pupils from lower socio-economic backgrounds were only half as likely to get grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSE compared to their wealthier peers. And the proportion…