…if its results may come as cold comfort to those affected today. And to young people – especially the 5,000 who have been on Sutton Trust programmes last year and…
University applicants worried about impact of pandemic on grades and university life
…say they’re more likely than usual to go through Clearing this year due to changes in the way grades have been awarded. Previous Sutton Trust polling showed that almost half…
Response to Ofqual consultation on awarding grades
…Do you have any comments about our proposals for the statistical standardisation of centre assessment grades? The Sutton Trust champions social mobility through programmes, research and policy influence. We particularly…
School closures and disadvantaged students
…health crisis has meant we’ve all had to make changes to how we live our lives. But yesterday’s announcement that schools would close to all but the children of key…
Sir Peter Lampl: We need many more degree-level apprentices
…just 10,000 people will start a degree-level apprenticeship, compared with more than 300,000 taking up university degrees. This needs to change. Far more of these apprenticeships need to be available….
Cambridge offers places only for deprived
…even applying to Oxford or Cambridge, or else having their exam grades under-predicted by their school. He said that the whole university admissions system should be changed so that all…