…debt in the English-speaking world, owing around £46,000 when they graduate. When the government revised the system, turning maintenance grants into loans, this increased debt at graduation to around £50,000…
College costs and lost opportunities
…When the government revised the system, turning maintenance grants into loans, this increased debt at graduation to around £50,000 on average – £57,000 for the poorest students. In turn, our…
Evidence of intent
…meanwhile, has pledged to outlaw unpaid internships, something that is gaining traction as an issue across the political spectrum. Since our 2014 research estimating that an unpaid intern in London…
Nine to one – not as easy as ABC
Conor Ryan on the dangers of an increasingly complex accountability system Back in 1995, I helped David Blunkett commit a heretical act – at least in the eyes of the…
Summer school successes
Sir Peter Lampl reflects on twenty years of UK Summer Schools. It’s hard to believe the first Sutton Trust summer school took place twenty years ago. In the summer of…
Oxford bucks trend with fall in state pupil admission
…this background. Of its 2015/16 intake, 55.7per cent were from state schools and colleges, compared to 57.7 per cent five years ago in 2011/12. In contrast, the proportion of state…