…Social Mobility Commissioners not only have their own personal lived social mobility story but as they come from across England, they bring critical regional based thinking which aids the commission’s…
Scottish Access Commissioner Response
Scotland’s Commissioner for Fair Access published their first annual report this morning. In response, Conor Ryan, Director of Research at the Sutton Trust, said: “The Commissioner is absolutely right to…
Complex context
Binda Patel, Head of Programmes at the Sutton Trust, looks at what universities are doing to widen access. Last week FOI requests by Labour MP David Lammy highlighted the lack…
Sutton Trust research cited in Education Committee report on multi-academy trusts
The Education Committee today published a report investigating the effectiveness of multi-academy trusts. The Committee found that evidence for the effectiveness of multi-academy trusts (MATs) is limited and varied, cautioning…
Sutton Trust responds to grammar school plan with call for comprehensive education of ‘highly able’
…in comprehensive schools. We would like to see support focused on them. There needs to be a real strong push to help the highly able in comprehensive schools.” Read the…
Education Secretary agrees to Sutton Trust policy recommendation in Committee hearing
The House of Commons Education Committee heard from the Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan today discussing the government’s White Paper Educational Excellence Everywhere, which includes controversial plans to…