…of research surveying the education backgrounds of the House of Commons – showed that 29% of current MPs in the House of Commons come from a private school background. Two-fifths…
POORER CHILDREN TWICE AS LIKELY TO START SCHOOL WITH BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS
…an investee or a contributor, please go to www.impetus.org.uk. The research uses a common instrument to measure behaviour (the parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire – SDQ), comparing behaviour problems for…
‘Vice-chancellors need to wake up’
Robert Halfon, Chairman of the Education Select Committee, mentions Sutton Trust’s evidence submission in an article for the Times on the inquiry into the value for money in higher education…
US success for 62 state school students
…network, the Commissions also offer British students free, accurate, and comprehensive information about opportunities to study at accredited universities in the USA. They organise USA College Day, the largest US…
Sutton Trust responds to childcare announcements in the Spring Budget
Today, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a new package of measures on childcare as part of the 2023 Spring Budget. Responding to the announcements, Founder and Chairman of the Sutton…
A new year brings yet more disruption to schools
…differences is unclear; with the cause likely to be a complex combination of many issues, including local infection rates, vaccination levels and the availability of testing to limit the spread…