…least advantaged five year olds biggest in the US, but UK still lags behind Canada and Australia https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/reading-gap-between-most-and-least-advantaged-five-year-olds-biggest-in-the-us-but-uk-still-lags-behind-canada-and-australia/ Key Findings 1 pink 1 Educational inequalities are large in the UK,…
Going Further
…students in FE colleges are more likely to progress to university than their disadvantaged peers in similar sixth forms https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/disadvantaged-students-in-fe-colleges-are-more-likely-to-progress-to-university-than-their-disadvantaged-peers-in-similar-sixth-forms/ Going Further: extending the pupil premium to post-16 settings https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/going-further-pupil-premium/…
What do Labour have in store for educational inequality and social mobility?
…are more socially selective than the average grammar school, with a 40% shortfall of free school meals pupils at the highest attaining comprehensive schools compared to the average. That’s why…
Insights from the Anglosphere
Lee Elliot Major contrasts England’s education performance with other English speaking countries. “England and America are two countries divided by a common language.” Was this famous phrase uttered by George…
Would-be vets visit prestigious animal hospital
Amber Cordice shares her experiences during the Royal Veterinary College Summer School. “Congratulations, you are a successful applicant to the Sutton Trust Summer School at the Royal Veterinary College! At…
Meet the eternal intern
…spanned five years. ‘I start every internship with hope, but they’re pretty much all the same,’ she says. ‘I spend the first week completing tasks the previous intern didn’t finish,…