…Cambridge has had considerable fundraising success doesn’t come as a surprise to me at all. As an alumnus, I’ve had numerous contacts from both the University and my College in…
Low social mobility in the UK has not improved in 30 years
…hosting a high level international summit to identify the drivers of social mobility and consider where governments and others should be focussing their efforts. Dr Jo Blanden commented: “By looking…
PRIVATE SCHOOL PUPILS 55 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO GO TO OXBRIDGE THAN POOR STUDENTS
…These stark university participation gaps are driven by significant gaps in attainment at GCSE level and before: pupils at fee-paying schools were three-and-a-half times more likely to attain five GCSE…
£125 MILLION TO BOOST THE ATTAINMENT OF POOR CHILDREN
…and, in partnership with Impetus, will aim to identify and support cost effective, sustainable, and carefully evaluated projects to narrow attainment gaps in the classroom – creating a lasting educational…
Milburn is right to urge leading universities to do more to boost access – Sutton Trust
Responding to today’s new report by Alan Milburn and the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust and the Education Endowment Foundation said:…
Sutton Trust responds to Department for Education figures on access to top universities
…of Programmes at the Sutton Trust said: “The Sutton Trust welcomes the publication of this data to shed further light on the important issue of access to elite universities. It…