…starting at around £4000 a year, but often much higher depending on the course. [5] https://www.suttontrust.com/research/university-fundraising-an-update, drawing on data from ‘Caritas Higher Education Yearbook’ data in the UK and the…
Parliamentary Privilege – The Candidates
…and 19 as journalists. 3210 20150205 2015 25466 7 Press release: Nearly one in three key candidates standing at the general election is privately educated https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/nearly-one-in-three-key-candidates-standing-at-the-general-election-is-privately-educated/ Conor Ryan: The education…
Access and the avalanche
…grip of the elite universities in the UK. Barber and his colleagues argue persuasively that an ‘avalanche’ is coming in higher education which will completely transform the delivery and –…
Best academy chains outperform mainstream average for poorer pupils, but weakest ones fall behind – new Sutton Trust research
…in 31 chains from 2011-2013. The report, Chain Effects, includes a new index comparing the chains’ 2013 performance for disadvantaged pupils on the most important attainment measures; including the percentage…
Pupils’ attainment gap is a ticking time bomb for social mobility
…for different stages of education, from the early years through to A Levels (see below). DfE also publishes a disadvantage gap index. The index was introduced in 2015 to provide…
Decline in student applicants follows fee increases finds independent commission
…England) said they were very or fairly likely to apply to go to a university, while 77% of 18-year-olds (in year 13) said they had applied to go to a…