…children who attend private school will earn £194,000 more on average between the ages of 26 and 42 than their state-educated peers. Even when family background and early educational achievement…
Ofsted findings demand real drive to raise results for disadvantaged pupils – Sir Peter Lampl
Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and the Sutton Trust, responded today to the new Ofsted report on Access and Achievement in Education: “Sir Michael Wilshaw…
Underachievement in Education by White Working Class Children – Sir Peter Lampl responds
Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Education Endowment Foundation and of the Sutton Trust, welcomed today’s Education Select Committee report on white working class boys and girls. He said: “It…
Ahead of the general election, do the British public think opportunities in society are open to all?
…used, in the end much of it comes down to social mobility – the idea that someone’s background shouldn’t determine their chances in life. This research, commissioned by the Sutton…
Defying the odds: Yasmin’s journey to becoming a doctor
…on free school meals, where encouragement to attend top universities was limited. Determined, she had to do lot of research herself on how to navigate the path to medical school….
Over a quarter of senior professionals from working-class backgrounds have been singled out for their accent in the workplace
…come almost exclusively from higher socio-economic backgrounds. Today’s research highlights the clear link between accents, socioeconomic background and social mobility. In order to address accent bias, today’s report recommends that…