Since the Covid-19 lockdown began, the Sutton Trust has been undertaking work to identify the impacts of the crisis across all key education stages. We have summarised our work so…
Scottish Access Commissioner Response
Scotland’s Commissioner for Fair Access published their first annual report this morning. In response, Conor Ryan, Director of Research at the Sutton Trust, said: “The Commissioner is absolutely right to…
Complex context
Binda Patel, Head of Programmes at the Sutton Trust, looks at what universities are doing to widen access. Last week FOI requests by Labour MP David Lammy highlighted the lack…
Sutton Trust research cited in Education Committee report on multi-academy trusts
The Education Committee today published a report investigating the effectiveness of multi-academy trusts. The Committee found that evidence for the effectiveness of multi-academy trusts (MATs) is limited and varied, cautioning…
Education Secretary agrees to Sutton Trust policy recommendation in Committee hearing
The House of Commons Education Committee heard from the Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan today discussing the government’s White Paper Educational Excellence Everywhere, which includes controversial plans to…
Education Committee report on the role of RSCs refers to Chain Effects
20th January The Education Committee published a detailed report on role of Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs), which found that while they are doing a “necessary job”, but “the oversight system…