Our Research, Communications and Policy intern Alice Gent looks at how the pandemic has impacted post-16 education. The news has been dominated by talk of education recovery recently. And –…
The Digital Divide includes families in the Early Years
Georgie Akehurst and Anneka Dawson from the Institute of Employment Studies discuss the impact of the digital divide on young children and their families. The onset of national home-learning since…
Socio-economic diversity in the tech sector
…is comparable to some traditional professions (such as journalism): 67% come from professional/managerial backgrounds and 21% attended independent or fee-paying schools Tech employees in this study were highly educated and…
Mobilising technology: what we’ve learned
Our latest research has shown that many disadvantaged students do not have adequate access to devices to learn from home, including students on our own programmes. So how have we…
Different lockdown, same problems?
…is especially true for those from the poorest backgrounds, whose learning was disproportionately affected during the first period of closures. Lessons from the first lockdown Before the pandemic, Ofcom estimated…
The Sutton Trust responds to the latest school closures announcement
We respond to yesterday’s announcement from the Prime Minister regarding a new national lockdown in England, and further school closures. Sir Peter Lampl, founder and chairman of the Sutton Trust,…