…through the programme, which was launched five years ago. Sir Peter Lampl, founder of the Sutton Trust, said: “I’ve long been an admirer of the great American universities. They accept…
Ban unpaid internships that penalise working-class young, say MPs
The Guardian’s Jessica Elgot’s cites findings from the Class ceiling report, the APPG on Social Mobility report. MPs have called for a ban on unpaid internships, which they say unfairly…
Sir Peter Lampl: The Importance of Early Learning
…will grow up to be a drain on society. Long-term research by King’s College London saw them perform the 45-minute brain test on more than 1,000 pre-school children, and follow…
Oxford University tries a new approach to recruiting poor students
The Economist quotes our Chairman, Sir Peter Lampl in an article on Oxford admissions. WHILE at school, the idea of going to Oxford University “might as well have been like…
Want to help your northern child? Become a pushy southern parent
Emine Saner highlighted Sutton Trust research on private tuition in a Guardian piece on the North-South education divide Blame the parents. According to Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner, one reason…
Northern mothers must learn to be pushy, says children’s tsar
…children to get top grades and into the best universities, according to the Children’s Commissioner. Anne Longfield said that the “tiger” mums of London and the south east had been…