…House of Commons has become more representative of the country. Two thirds of the new intake attended a comprehensive compared with 44 per cent of those re-elected. Much of this…
Still a mountain to climb on social mobility, says Sutton Trust
The Sutton Trust today welcomed the recommendations of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission on narrowing the attainment gap and improving access to university and the professions. Dr Lee…
Elitist Britain
…their early teenage years. The Commission’s data suggests that those in charge are selected from a frighteningly shallow pool of talent. ‘Few people believe that the sum total of talent…
Top teachers needed to help poor white pupils
…in struggling schools to tackle underachievement by poor, white, working-class children, a committee of MPs has recommended. A report by the Commons education committee said that white British children from…
Independent school education found to boost grades and earnings
…which has traced nearly 300 students from their schools into the workplace over 23 years. The research from the Institute of Education, University of London, sponsored by the Sutton Trust,…
The Educational backgrounds of 500 leading figures
…20 years ago. Journalists and medics were most likely to come from grammar schools, with about a third of the figures in the top 100s coming from selective state schools….