…the idea has come and gone. Today’s announcement that the introduction of PQA would be Labour party policy follows hot on the heels of two related reviews from Universities UK…
Sutton Trust informs Education Committee Multi-Academy Trust inquiry
During the Education Committee’s inquiry into MATS , the Sutton Trust’s Chain Effects lead author Professor Merryn Hutchings gave evidence to the committee alongside the Education Policy Institute’s Natalie Perrera,…
House of Lords Social Mobility Committee report threaded with Sutton Trust research
The House of Lords Social Mobility Committee has published its report on the “transition from school to work” for those young people that do not go through higher education. The…
Sir Peter Lampl responds to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s social mobility index
Commenting on the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s social mobility index, Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of the Sutton Trust and of the Education Endowment Foundation, said: “The Commission’s index…
Extroverts are less likely to come from poorer backgrounds, and more likely to earn over £40,000
Adults who are assertive, talkative and enthusiastic – what psychologists call highly extroverted – are less likely to come from low income backgrounds than those who do not share this…
Top 200 comprehensive schools socially exclusive
…The report finds that the overall proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at the 200 highest performing comprehensive schools is 5.6%, compared to 11.5% of children in the…