…We have always seen social mobility and social justice as two sides to the same coin, and that individual opportunity is compatible with a concern around community and place (an…
Sir Peter Lampl: We need many more degree-level apprentices
…with one or more universities. As a degree-level apprentice, they will earn while they learn, come out with very little or no debt and with skills employers want. This year…
Making opportunities visible to some, visible to all
…the extent of the class gap, with 43% of middle-class graduates having taken an internship compared to 31% of working-class graduates. These class imbalances are compounded by our findings that…
Unpaid internships – paving the way into politics?
…in politics is still too common. Recent Sutton Trust research found that almost one third of all staffers working in parliament are either currently unpaid, or have previously worked unpaid…
Maintained nurseries: ‘The jewel in the social mobility crown’
…teaching assistants, governors and nursery practitioners marched on Downing Street to deliver a letter to the chancellor asking for a funding commitment to secure the sustainability of the maintained nursery…
Apprenticeships for all
…Education Service. As Shadow Skills Minister I have worked closely in recent years with the Sutton Trust – and firmly believe that apprenticeships can benefit from the Trust’s same laser-like…