…The Solicitors Regulation Authority now routinely surveys all solicitors on their educational background. Initiatives like PRIME, a commitment to provide fair work experience in the legal sector, and the Sutton…
Global Education Rankings Can Be Misleading
…from early years through to Access to the Professions. The report Confusion in the Ranks: How Good are England’s Schools? is available on the Sutton Trust website at www.suttontrust.com/our-work/research/ There…
Improvements in exam results are the best way to evaluate teachers
…consider using a mix of value added or progress measures, classroom observations and pupil surveys. Ultimately the mix chosen should be at the discretion of the headteacher with knowledge of…
Scottish Commission on widening HE access
…and Communications, is a member of the commission. The key barriers the commission identified include: Early years attainment gap School attainment gap Low aspirations Lack of parental experience of…
Best apprentices earn £50,000 more than many graduates
…the young people surveyed – who said they were more likely to go to university or higher education than start an apprenticeship – said they thought getting a degree would…
Over a quarter of senior professionals from working-class backgrounds have been singled out for their accent in the workplace
…focus on communicating confidently, rather than changing their accent to fit in. Sir Peter Lampl, Founder and Chairman of the Sutton Trust and Chairman of the Education Endowment Foundation, said:…