…1 Thousands of young people face a “lost opportunity” because they can’t access top jobs, unless firms take potential employees’ background into account https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/thousands-of-young-people-face-a-lost-opportunity-because-they-cant-access-top-jobs-unless-firms-take-potential-employees-background-into-account/ 1 Key findings 1 pink 1…
Best in Class
…of the summit. Research, videos, photos, slides and news stories from the event can be viewed at www.summit-bestinclass.com 6173 20160406 2016 27480 1 Press release: Best in Class summit https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/best-in-class-summit/…
The Reading Gap
…potential: bright british boys lose out with 30 month reading gap https://archive.suttontrust.com/newsarchive/missing-potential-bright-british-boys-lose-30-month-reading-gap/ Key Findings 1 pink 1 High achieving boys from the most advantaged family backgrounds in England are roughly…
85% of top comprehensives with best GCSEs are socially selective, but schools where pupils make most progress are much less so
…rate for top 500 comprehensives % of top 500 comprehensives Average school FSM rate for top 500 comprehensives % of all secondary schools Average school FSM rate for all secondary…
New social mobility and levelling up polling
…their area, the most popular response among adults in England was to introduce maintenance grants for students from poorer families (44%). To view the full polling tables, visit: https://www.publicfirst.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Public-First-Poll-for-Sutton-Trust.pdf https://www.publicfirst.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Public-First-Poll-for-Sutton-Trust-Education-Investment-Areas-1.pdf…
Decline in young people from low-income backgrounds taking up apprenticeships
Young people from low-income backgrounds are under-represented in degree level apprenticeships compared to university. There has been a staggering decline in overall apprenticeship starts in recent years – falling by…