…Have they widened the disadvantage gap? https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/the-effect-of-gcse-reforms/ 1 1/4 Grades for poorer pupils fell by a quarter of a grade compared to wealthier pupils. pink 1% Just 1% of poorer…
Better Apprenticeships
…https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/access-gap-to-best-apprenticeships/ Sandra McNally: Do apprenticeships pay? https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/do-apprenticeships-pay/ Executive Summary 1 pink 1 Apprenticeship quality and social mobility Good quality apprenticeships lead to improved employment and pay prospects, and enable apprentices…
The Recruitment Gap
…most with teacher recruitment https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/disadvantaged-schools-struggling-most-with-teacher-recruitment/ Becky Allen and Laura McInerney: The 3 R’s of the teacher recruitment gap https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/recruit-retain-and-reputation-the-3rs-of-the-teacher-recruitment-gap/ Key Findings 1 pink 1 Schools serving disadvantaged communities struggle to…
A Fair Start? Equalising access to early education
…20210819 2021 27943 31587 4 7 1 Disadvantaged three- and- four-year-olds ‘locked out’ of crucial early years opportunities https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/disadvantaged-three-and-four-year-olds-locked-out-of-crucial-early-years-opportunities/ 27954 70% The proportion of parents eligible for the 30 hour…
Global Education Rankings Can Be Misleading
…from early years through to Access to the Professions. The report Confusion in the Ranks: How Good are England’s Schools? is available on the Sutton Trust website at www.suttontrust.com/our-work/research/ There…
What is Social Mobility?
…social mobility, and how the UK can best improve its level of social mobility going forward. This briefing is published alongside the release of the Sutton Trust’s new Opportunity Index….