SUTTON TRUST RESPONDS TO UCAS FIGURES Commenting on the latest UCAS figures, Sutton Trust CEO Dr Lee Elliot Major said: “It is very worrying to see that university applications from…
Better Statements
…competitive university. Dr Jones’ comparison shows that the “personal” element of the personal statement needs to be interpreted carefully. Unsurprisingly, admissions tutors seem to be primarily interested in a student’s…
The Sutton Trust and PRIME call for better engagement in social mobility initiatives
…The Solicitors Regulation Authority now routinely surveys all solicitors on their educational background. Initiatives like PRIME, a commitment to provide fair work experience in the legal sector, and the Sutton…
Oxbridge graduates teaching in state secondary schools double in decade
…access the best teachers as their more advantaged peers.” Barnaby Lenon, Chairman, Independent Schools Council, said: “The Sutton Trust are right to identify that teachers with high quality qualifications are…
Innovative new app aims to give disadvantaged toddlers a head start
…be developed as part of a new £1m parental engagement fund from the Sutton Trust and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, it was announced today. By sending parents ideas of games to…
Bright disadvantaged pupils get better A-levels through reading for pleasure, education trips and regular homework, as well as good schools
…A-levels in any subjects compared with 60% of their bright advantaged peers. But the researchers identified a number of factors that made it significantly more likely that the bright disadvantaged…