…apprentices aim for a minimum of A-level standard apprenticeships from the start and ensuring that many more aim for degree-level apprenticeships. “The Committee is also right to emphasise the need…
Sir Peter Lampl responds to the final report from the Scottish Commission on Widening Access
Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of the Sutton Trust and of the Education Endowment Foundation, said: “We welcome the recommendations made by the Commission on Widening Access. The report is a…
Oxbridge access row erupts after Sutton Trust calls admissions ‘confusing and complex’
…But the Universities and Oxford and Cambridge have defended their policies, with Oxford accusing the Trust of “perpetuating some of the most common myths” about its application process and both…
Oxbridge admissions are ‘intimidating and complex’, says social mobility charity
Irena Barker in the TES covers the findings of our Oxbridge report Admissions processes for the universities of Oxford and Cambridge are “intimidating and complex”, and should be made simpler…
Sutton Trust calls for Oxbridge to streamline ‘intimidating and complex’ admissions process
Oxford and Cambridge universities should streamline their admissions processes as the current system is leading to confusion and complexity and could likely act as a deterrent to students from low-income…
43 state school students admitted early to top US universities
…change lives. I’m very proud to be part of that.” Applications for this year’s programme close on 20 January and can be completed online (http://us.suttontrust.com). The US Programme is based…