…high proportion (70%) of internships are unpaid, with over a quarter of graduates (27%) having completed at least one unpaid placement. And the costs of working unpaid are high. For…
Drama in Crisis
https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/APP_-Access_into_the_Arts_and_Media_039-1024×683.jpg https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/APP_-Access_into_the_Arts_and_Media_007-1024×683.jpg https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/APP_-Access_into_the_Arts_and_Media_033-1024×683.jpg Hilary Cornwell reports on the final session of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on social mobility’s inquiry into access to leading professions. Swapping Hollywood for Westminster, Michael Sheen…
Class Ceiling
…1 Thousands of young people face a “lost opportunity” because they can’t access top jobs, unless firms take potential employees’ background into account https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/thousands-of-young-people-face-a-lost-opportunity-because-they-cant-access-top-jobs-unless-firms-take-potential-employees-background-into-account/ 1 Key findings 1 pink 1…
Best in Class
…of the summit. Research, videos, photos, slides and news stories from the event can be viewed at www.summit-bestinclass.com 6173 20160406 2016 27480 1 Press release: Best in Class summit https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/best-in-class-summit/…
How the National Tutoring Programme can help mitigate the effects of school closures
…motivation needed, it is provided by a new Sutton Trust report. The report highlights the long-lasting impact schools closures will have on social mobility and a stark warning about the…
Nearly a third of graduate interns are unpaid, each spending £926 a month to work for free
…internships last longer than 12 months. Less than 3% think internships lasting longer than a month should be completely unpaid. The new research brief, Internship or Indenture examines the cost…