…Trust published polling which found that two-thirds of this year’s university entrants are in favour of removing predicted grades from university admissions and making decisions based on actual results: https://www.suttontrust.com/our-research/pqa-reforming-university-admissions/…
University applicants support overhaul of admissions, new polling shows
…have their grades under-predicted. https://www.suttontrust.com/our-research/rules-of-the-game-university-admissions/ Youthsight surveyed applicants who applied to university this year through UCAS, with polling carried out online through their applicant omnibus between the 11th to 15th…
School Closures Parent Polling
…2020 25863 Most parents don’t feel confident about teaching their child at home https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/parent-polling-release/ Key Findings 1 pink 1 Only 42% of parents feel confident home-schooling their children: 47% of…
Response to new UCAS data
…thousands of young people of all ages, from early years through to access to the professions. UCAS full figures from ‘UK application rates by the January deadline’ are published http://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis/ucas-undergraduate-releases/2018-cycle-applicant-figures-january-deadline…
New HESA statistics show decline in part-time study: The Sutton Trust responds
…from early years through to access to the professions. ‘Higher education student enrolments and qualifications obtained at higher education providers in the United Kingdom 2016/17’ is published today at https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/11-01-2018/sfr247-higher-education-student-statistics….
Response to SMC ‘Time for change’ report
…to improve social mobility. A full copy of the report will be available to download at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/social-mobility-commission MEDIA COVERAGE Decades of policies have failed to shift social mobility (I News)…