…have been singled out for their accent in the workplace https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/over-a-quarter-of-senior-professionals-from-working-class-backgrounds-have-been-singled-out-for-their-accent-in-the-workplace/ Having a working-class accent does not mean that somebody is less capable https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/having-a-working-class-accent-doesnt-mean-somebody-is-less-capable/ 14276 26309 29542 3 3 Key…
Parliamentary Privilege 2019
…and 2015. 20191213 2019 26361 24471 7 Press release: ‘New MPs more likely to have been educated at state schools’ https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/new-mps-more-likely-to-have-been-educated-at-state-schools/ Rebecca Montacute: A comprehensive victory? https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/a-comprehensive-victory/ Key findings…
PQA: Reforming University Admissions
…University applicants support overhaul of admissions https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/university-applicants-support-overhaul-of-admissions/ Standing the test of time https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/standing-the-test-of-time/ 14242 3 84% The percentage of students who receive incorrect predicted grades each year. yellow 1 in…
School Disruption January 2022
…covid https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/state-schools-twice-as-likely-as-private-schools-to-report-high-staff-absences-due-to-covid/ 20% The proportion of state school teachers reporting that more than 1 in 10 colleagues were absent due to covid. pink 28% The proportion of state school teachers…
Sutton Trust cabinet analysis – 2016
…ministers https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Sutton-Trust-analysis-shows-big-rise-in-state-educated-ministers_Press-Release-2.pdf Key Findings 1 pink 1 30% of Theresa May’s new cabinet received a private education, the lowest proportion for a new Prime Minister’s cabinet since Attlee in 1945,…
Academy chains outperform state schools
Greg Hurst in the Times highlights successful academy chains from the Sutton Trust’s report. Pupils in schools run by the best academy chains do significantly better than children at other…