…completing the survey, a third (36 per cent) said their school now uses the Toolkit compared to only 11 per cent in 2012. By contrast, the proportion of all school…
Sixth formers offered chance to design green car at the University of Southampton
…applying should visit website for more information:https://www.suttontrust.com/summer-schools/design-triathlon/, and follow the link to the Applications page. NOTES TO EDITORS The Sutton Trust is a foundation set up in 1997, dedicated to…
Ofsted report on highly able: “a wake-up call to Ministers”
…Professions. The Ofsted report, The Most Able Students, is available at http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/surveys-and-good-practice/t/The%20most%20able%20students.pdf The Sutton Trust report, Educating the Highly Able by Alan Smithers and Pamela Robinson is available at https://www.suttontrust.com/researcharchive/educating-the-highly-able-2/…
Equity of Access: Early childhood education as universal entitlement
…hours alongside more advantaged peers, running the risk that the previous steps towards closing the gap are undermined.’ In 2019, a House of Commons Education Committee report on tackling disadvantage…
Breaking the socio-economic barriers to joining the Civil Service
…lower socio-economic backgrounds who may aspire to progress within the Civil Service. Higher education has long represented an opportunity for upward mobility, considered an escape route from restricted occupations. But…
How should further education and apprenticeships change post pandemic?
…often undervalued, with our system commonly criticised as being overly complex, while often failing to meet the needs of both employers and young people. The vocational system also faced significant…