💬 "Statistics tell part of the story. They don’t tell all of it."
Our annua review demonstrates the breadth and depth of our impact, but our work is about much more than numbers.
Dive deeper into what sits behind our data 👇
🔗 Read our full response: www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
We're pleased to have worked with DHSC as part of this process.
It's a significant milestone in widening access to medical careers and a welcome step towards improving socio-economic diversity within the profession.
Our research has clearly shown that medicine remains one of the most elitist professions in this country.
For too many young people without social, academic or financial advantages, a successful medical career can feel like a pipe dream.
That needs to change.
💬 "Today only a tiny proportion of medical students come from working class families, so this announcement is a welcome commitment to change."
The Dept of Health and Social Care has announced a package of measures to break down barriers to medical careers for people from disadvantaged backgrounds ⬇️
📺 Watch the full session: www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
Our Director of Research and Policy, @carlcullinane.bsky.social, was in Parliament today giving evidence to the joint inquiry on the Government’s new Child Poverty Strategy.
He outlined some of the key policies that are needed to improve educational outcomes for children living in poverty 📺⤵️
✍️ "Behind every data point in this review is a young person who came to one of our programmes not quite sure they belonged — in a lecture theatre, a law firm, an engineering company — and left knowing they did."
More takeaways from our 2024/25 annual review ⬇️
Read the full review to find out more about what we've been up to ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/u...
The data demonstrates our impact, but behind every number is a young person who grew up without the connections, resources, or networks that others take for granted.
Together with our partners and supporters, we are working tirelessly to ramp up the support we can offer to these young people.
This review outlines the highlights from all of our activity across the year, and gives insight into the full scope and impact of our work – from supporting our brilliant students and alumni, to helpful summaries of our agenda-setting research and advocacy work.
Our 2024/25 Annual Review is out now! 🥳
In a record year, we supported over 14,500 young people from disadvantaged backgrounds through our university access and employability programmes during 2024/25 – our highest number ever.
🚨 Interactive map revealing access to opportunity by constituency 🚨
Our research looked closely at how at opportunities for less advantaged young people differ by area.
Use our map to see how each constituency ranks 📍
www.suttontrust.com/opportunity-...
✍️ "This is a tragedy for individuals, but also means our economy is missing out on a huge amount of potential talent."
The gap in attainment between richer and poorer pupils has lifelong implications - for both individuals and society.
It must be tackled ⤵️
You shouldn't have to change your accent to progress in your career.
Our research highlights the prominence of accent bias, and how many people feel that their accent might limit their career prospects.
More on their experiences of accent discrimination ⬇️
www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
💬 "We applied because we believe admissions should never be a barrier to opportunity."
Read about the excellent work Orion Education have been doing to implement fairer admissions policies in their schools 👇
📍 Our interactive map, updated with new data, offers rich insights into the socio-economic makeup of school intakes across England.
Use it to see how secondary schools represent their local community, including pupils on free school meals and those with SEND ⬇️
www.suttontrust.com/school-admis...
✍️ "Access to opportunity shouldn’t come with the condition of having to leave everything behind."
Bethany, a member of our Alumni Leadership Board, outlines why perceptions of social mobility need to broadened to cover a wider range of journeys 👇
💬 "We chose to review our admissions policies — not for the award, but because it was right."
In our latest guest blog, Orion Education CEO Simon Garrill discusses their efforts to champion opportunity and inclusion across their school community.
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Apprenticeship starts up over the last 6 months, mainly driven by higher level: L4 (28k +17%), L5 (20k +23%), L6(20k +6%), L7(26k +50%;).
Good news of sorts - but young people under 19 only 24% of starts. The system still isn't delivering for the young. @suttontrust.bsky.social
Surely we can provide school kids with proper lunches? Sounds like a niche point - but feels important to underline good food habits with school kids, and ensure proper nutrition to aid learning. Saving money on school lunches feels short-term and counter productive.
@suttontrust.bsky.social
✍️ "Almost 1 million young people aged 16-24 are NEET...The risk of being NEET is also over double if someone comes from a disadvantaged background and has low qualifications."
Our thoughts on the Milburn Review following our submission to the call for evidence ⬇️
✍️ "We cannot allow a two-tier education system to become the permanent status quo in the UK."
Great to see @actiontutoring.org.uk CEO, Jen Fox, fully support the recommendations from our latest report on unequal access to tutoring ⤵️
Every child deserves equal access to the best schools in their area.
Families shouldn't have to fight the system to access the education and support their child needs.
Thank you to all of our panellists and attendees for contributing to an extremely valuable discussion 👏
Kristina Yates from Steplab was cautiously optimistic about the government's reforms, stressing the importance of policy implementation.
She also welcomed more specialist staff in schools.
💬 “Right now, too many young people aren’t able to get the support they need locally, and that’s a disgrace.”
Our new research shows that top secondary schools are effectively shutting out local disadvantaged pupils with SEND ⤵️
💬 "Across my years of work in social mobility and early careers, I had never encountered anything quite like the Sutton Trust’s Opportunity Bursary fund."
Read about the power of our Opportunity Bursary and how it helps our students 👇
The report includes a call for a 10 year workforce strategy to reform funding, increase pay, improve data collection, and set out clear career pathways to raise the status of the profession.
If we want high-quality early education, we need to value the people delivering it.
A strong early years workforce is essential to children, families and the wider economy.
New research from @coalitionedcare.bsky.social sets out pressures the workforce are facing today.
www.earlyeducationchildcare.org/model-for-ch...
Our findings suggest that greater investment in school staffing and in outside specialist support are needed to give the government the best chance of delivering on its ambitions - so this announcement is a step in the right direction.
