Commenting on A-level results day today, Sir Peter Lampl, Founder and Chairman of the Sutton Trust and Chairman of the Education Endowment Foundation, said: “Today’s results are a pivotal moment…
Pupils four times less likely to say they have received substantial guidance on apprenticeships than university
CAREERS EDUCATION REMAINS PATCHY DESPITE RECENT IMPROVEMENTS Less than a third of 17- and 18-year-olds have completed work experience. Nearly a third of state school teachers say they don’t have…
Why opening up access to the creative industries matters
…from pursuing these opportunities – and it’s not for lack of trying. In fact, according to Sutton Trust research, 43% of middle-class graduates had taken an internship compared to 31%…
Sutton Trust and EEF response to education recovery package
…adequate technology for all of their pupils. Nearly double the number of middle-class children are completing 5 hours of schoolwork per day, compared to their working-class peers. The report recommended…
Young peoples’ prospects impacted by Covid and new Employer Guidance from Sutton Trust
…To complement this work, and add detail to some of the most common questions asked by employers, last week the Sutton Trust also published Social mobility in the workplace, an…
Knowing the right people more important than a university degree
…social and ethnic background. University was deemed less important for young people from the least affluent families (61% compared with 67% in ‘high affluence’ households), and white pupils (62% compared…