…potential: bright british boys lose out with 30 month reading gap https://archive.suttontrust.com/newsarchive/missing-potential-bright-british-boys-lose-30-month-reading-gap/ Key Findings 1 pink 1 High achieving boys from the most advantaged family backgrounds in England are roughly…
UK state school students to enrol at all eight Ivy league universities through Sutton Trust programme
…merit-based scholarships The successful programme participants include 10 Scottish, 5 Northern Irish and 2 Welsh students. In 2014-15, there were over 10,700 students from the UK studying in the US,…
Sutton Trust cited during final Commons debate on Education and Adoption Bill
…will now be scrutinised in the House of Lords. In a wide ranging debate Louise Haigh, Labour MP for Sheffield Heeley, cited the recent Sutton Trust report Chain Effects, saying:…
Sutton Trust analysis reveals historic sea change in the education background of the party of government
…comprehensive schools. In comparison, only 54% of the MPs elected at the 2019 general election went to a comprehensive school, and 52% in 2017. Most strikingly, there has been a…
Oxbridge graduates teaching in state secondary schools double in decade
…than 5,000 in 2003. However, today’s figures show there’s still a significant difference between the state and independent sectors when it comes to the qualifications of their teachers. One in…
Decline in student applicants follows fee increases finds independent commission
…the Sutton Trust. The Commission is extremely grateful to the UCAS for their cooperation in helping with the Commission’s work. The reports can be found on the Commission’s website at:www.independentcommissionfees.org.uk…