…Commonly used markers of disadvantage ‘not effective’ at identifying low-income students https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/commonly-used-markers-of-disadvantage-not-effective-at-identifying-low-income-students/ Key Findings 1 pink 1 The number of years a child has been eligible for free school meals…
Higher education
…criteria freezing out tens of thousands of students per year. The Sutton Trust has proposed a system increasing overall maximum maintenance levels from under £10,000 to £11,400, matching the essential…
Time to end travesty of poorest students racking up highest debts
…those from wealthier families, with the gap largely driven by the need to take out maintenance loans. Despite racking up the largest debts, students from lower income families, who are…
Independent Commission to Review Impact of Fees
…and Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust and the Education Endowment Foundation. The Commission will produce three reports a year, considering a number of key issues, including the…
Pioneer project to open up independent schools to all children on merit is a ‘great success’
…resource of independent schools could be incorporated into a national system.” The researchers found that the proportion of girls eligible for free school meals admitted during the first five years…
Academic Assets
…Most UK university endowment funds fail to grow as US funds increase by a quarter in a decade https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/uk-university-endowment-funds-fail-grow-us-funds-increase-quarter-decade-sutton-trust-research/ Conor Ryan: Endowments could help postgraduate students https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/endowments-help-postgraduate-students/ 1 Key Findings…