…1992 reform of higher education). Previous research of this kind has tended to group Oxford and Cambridge together with other elite universities (for example, the Russell Group). However, our research…
Andrew Wathey: time for the taught master’s to shine?
…fills gaps left by the 2010 reform of student funding and in successive governments’ higher skills strategies. It marks an important step in widening access to higher level programmes and…
Post-graduate loans will help low and middle income students
Commenting on the introduction of post-graduate student loans announced today, Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of The Sutton Trust, said; “We welcome the Chancellor’s announcement that he will extend income contingent…
Why we all need to work on better careers advice
…to careers advice. One or two of us were old enough to remember being presented with the stark choice: “It’s either the pit or the steelworks for you lad.” I…
Want fairer school admissions? Then stop tinkering and scrap all selection
Fiona Millar highlights Sutton Trust research in a Guardian Education comment piece on school admissions. Over the past few weeks I have found myself unusually preoccupied with the issue of…
School places: a guide through the minefield of admissions
…have intakes that are very different from their local communities. And a recent survey by the pressure group Comprehensive Future found that in some parts of the country up to…