…run at seven leading universities: Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, Imperial, Nottingham, St Andrews and UCL. More details at https://www.suttontrust.com/programmes/uk-summer-school-2/ Oxford University was part of the programme up until 2010 and now…
Open your doors to all, Sir Peter Lampl urges private day schools
…and Labour both agree that we should not abolish the remaining state grammar schools, even though just 2% of places are provided to pupils on free school meals. “Indeed, the…
Personal statements help independent school students “stand out from the crowd”
…colleges already help their most able students apply for places in leading universities. This should become the norm, and groups of state schools and colleges should do more to arrange…
Top comprehensives are more socially selective with only half national average proportion of pupils on free school meals
…included with this release show schools that have achieved high results with significant numbers of disadvantaged pupils on their rolls. When schools are ranked on the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) measure,…
Milburn report “a wake-up call” on social mobility
…comparing apprenticeships internationally and recommending a big expansion of advanced apprenticeships in England was published today. The report Real Apprenticeships is available at the Sutton Trust website at https://www.suttontrust.com/researcharchive/real-apprenticeships-2/ …
DELAY EXPANSION OF FREE PLACES FOR TWO YEAR-OLDS OR CHILDREN WILL NOT GET THE FULL BENEFIT – SUTTON TRUST
…current policy and practice against the research evidence. The full report is available at https://www.suttontrust.com/our-work/research/item/sound-foundations/ 3. Since September 2013, the poorest 20 per cent of two year-olds have been eligible…