In spring 2001, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) carried out a survey, commissioned jointly by The Sutton Trust and the National Association of Head Teachers, of teachers/lecturers in…
Attitudes to Higher Education and Part-Time Degrees among 16-18 Year Olds
Qualitative research conducted in partnership with Birkbeck College to ascertain young people’s views of Higher Education generally and part time study in particular. Findings indicate that students’ knowledge of HE…
University Admissions by Individual Schools
…universities. Again these schools with the highest admissions rates are highly socially selective. The 30 schools are composed of 28 independent schools, one grammar, and one comprehensive. The 100 schools…
Submission to the Independent Review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance
The Sutton Trust’s submission to Lord Browne’s review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance. 936 20100530 2010 27296…
Research reveals stark class inequalities in access to the creative industries
…of Music students at the most prestigious conservatoires. At four institutions – Oxford, Cambridge, Kings College London and Bath – more than half of creative students come from ‘upper middle…
Sutton Trust support for care-experienced students
…and care leavers, found that only 13% of care leavers in England progressed to higher education by age 19[1], compared to 46% of the general population. This figure is even…