…apprenticeships should be seen as ‘a stepping stone not a destination’ with a focus on quality and completion. Other questions that the Committee raised included the role of devolution in…
SUTTON TRUST GIVES EVIDENCE TO MPS
…Trust gave evidence at the first session of the Education Select Committee’s inquiry on value for money in higher education. In the expert evidence session, Director of Research and Communications…
After Milburn
…Commission has faced a gradual emasculation since the 2015 election. It first lost its child poverty role. Then the Scots bailed out. Commissioners who left weren’t replaced so that by…
Theresa May’s Social Mobility Commission walks out
Sir Peter Lampl was quoted by Jim Pickard of the Financial Times in his online coverage of the resignation of Alan Milburn and his social mobility commissioners. Theresa May has…
Social Mobility Commission response
The Social Mobility Commission’s ‘State of the Nation’ report highlights the “hotspots” and “cold spots” for social mobility found in all regions. Commenting on the findings, Sir Peter Lampl, Founder…
Commission draws on Sutton Trust research
…with councils, communities and employers to improve social mobility. The Sutton Trust has also called for a comprehensive Social Mobility plan, and the call was one of the recommendations in…