…The proportion feeling unhappy or depressed has risen by 15 percentage points (43% in April 2020 compared to 28% in 2017/18). As part of this group, university students have also…
No two journeys: Ethnic minorities
In the next installment of our ‘No Two Journeys’ series, Jouja Maamri speaks to fellow Sutton Trust alum Samira about the relationship between social mobility and ethnicity. In recent years,…
The Sutton Trust responds to the Skills for Jobs white paper
Commenting on the recent Skills for Jobs white paper from the Department of Education, CEO of the Sutton Trust James Turner said: “The publication of the government’s FE and Skills…
Increasing access: the launch of the NTP
Our Research,Communications and Policy intern, Alice Gent, explores the new National Tutoring Programme as it launches in schools today. Young people have faced a year like no other. By the…
Research reveals stark class inequalities in access to the creative industries
Younger adults from working-class backgrounds are 4 times less likely to work in the creative industries compared to their middle-class peers. Top selling musicians are 6 times more likely than…
A-level results day: What next?
…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…