Commenting on the Chancellor’s announcement in today’s Budget that he plans to extend post-graduate student loans from £10,000 to £25,000, Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of The Sutton Trust, said: “We…
Election consensus and challenges
…there have been some improvements in recent years, and the combination of extra money through the pupil premium and Ofsted rigour is at least getting schools to focus on their…
Post-graduate loans will help low and middle income students
Commenting on the introduction of post-graduate student loans announced today, Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of The Sutton Trust, said; “We welcome the Chancellor’s announcement that he will extend income contingent…
Why we all need to work on better careers advice
…to careers advice. One or two of us were old enough to remember being presented with the stark choice: “It’s either the pit or the steelworks for you lad.” I…
Want fairer school admissions? Then stop tinkering and scrap all selection
Fiona Millar highlights Sutton Trust research in a Guardian Education comment piece on school admissions. Over the past few weeks I have found myself unusually preoccupied with the issue of…
School places: a guide through the minefield of admissions
…have intakes that are very different from their local communities. And a recent survey by the pressure group Comprehensive Future found that in some parts of the country up to…