…the subject. In 2018, The Nuffield Foundation reported that A-level maths students in the most disadvantaged schools are almost twice as likely to have an inexperienced teacher as in the…
Sutton Trust response to the Government’s announcement on student maintenance funding
…for longer (whereas they pay off their loans relatively quickly under the current system). For example, those earning £50,000 would pay just £75 a month under these reforms, compared to…
Contextual admissions: what you need to know
Binda Patel, our Head of Innovation, gives the low-down on the contextual admissions process. A university community should be diverse and represent the full makeup of our society. Universities recognise…
Looking inward: monitoring socio-economic diversity at a small organisation
…backgrounds face when accessing leading universities and professions. Most recently we published Elitist Britain 2019 with the Social Mobility Commission, which explored the educational backgrounds of Britain’s elite and how…
Eight schools send as many pupils to Oxbridge as three-quarters of all schools
…schools are over twice as a likely to attend a Russell Group university than their peers at comprehensives, with the access gap even greater at Oxbridge (seven times as likely)….
OECD report highlights UK’s poor social mobility: The Sutton Trust responds
Commenting on the OECD’s latest report, A Broken Social Elevator? How to Promote Social Mobility, Sir Peter Lampl, founder and chairman of the Sutton Trust, said: “Our own research has…