November 2015 Following a campaign by the Sutton Trust, in November Education Minister Sam Gyimah confirmed the pupil premium will not be changed as was mooted by DfE sources in…
Privately educated MP numbers ‘unlikely to change after election’
The BBC featured Sutton Trust research in an article on the background of MPs. The educational background of the House of Commons is unlikely to change much after the election,…
Summary: Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in the UK
…their parents’ income, according to the latest Sutton Trust research written by Jo Blanden, Stephen Machin and partner universities. Key Findings Recent changes in social mobility are studied by considering…
Letter to Maddy
Lee Elliot Major warns his daughter of the many impending changes in education D ear Maddy, I know how excited you were completing your online application for a place at…
The Speaker’s Business: Why John Bercow’s successor must tackle unpaid internships in parliament.
…someone’s career, giving them both important knowledge, and contacts to take through to future jobs. A fair few even go on to become MPs, with 25% of members in the…
A level results day: A leap of faith?
…five figure debt that I’ll be paying off for decades to come. Coming from a family where the price of a university degree is unimaginable, it’s quite mad to think…