Gary HallSep 23

‘Privately educated tighten their grip on Britain’s most powerful roles’ - Sutton Trust, Elitist Britain 2025

https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/privately-educated-tighten-their-grip-on-britains-most-powerful-roles/

https://www.suttontrust.com/our-research/elitist-britain-2025/

Sad to see little has changed since the #SuttonTrust's first Elitist Britain report back in 2019; let alone since 2021 when A Stubborn Fury: How Writing Works In Elitist Britain was published:

http://www.openhumanitiespress.org/books/titles/a-stubborn-fury/

‘The most powerful and influential people in the UK remain 5 times more likely to have attended a fee-paying school than the general population. Members of this leadership elite are also twice as likely to go to #university over five times more likely to have gone to a #RussellGroup university and 21 times more likely to have gone to #Oxford or #Cambridge than the general population. Just 7% of the general population attends #privateschools

#class #classwar #elitism #school #politics #education

Privately educated tighten their grip on Britain’s most powerful roles - The Sutton Trust

Elitist Britain 2025 explores the education backgrounds of 6,000 of Britain's leading people.

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Kara Ghobhainn SmithSep 18
"In 2025 you can still buy advantage, massively increasing your chance of getting into the most powerful roles in the UK. This is grossly unfair & a waste of talent on a huge scale. If we want a fairer, stronger economy, employers & policymakers must take responsibility for levelling the playing field, where privilege is no longer a passport to power."
🗞️CarlCulliane #SuttonTrust
Hall Cross Sixth FormJun 20, 2024
Congratulations to our student Brandon who has been chosen from 1300 applications for the highly competitive @sutton_trust US Programme, which helps academically talented UK students explore US higher education. Amazing achievement. @usukh_ireedu #suttontrustusa #suttontrust #acheivement #opportunity #usa #studyingabroad #proud #hallcrossacademy #number1foralevelsindoncaster #enjoyingexcellence
AutisticMumTo3Jan 12, 2024

Some comprehensive schools ‘more socially selective than grammars’ | Education | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/jan/11/some-comprehensive-schools-more-socially-selective-than-grammars

#GrammarSchools
#ComprehensiveSchools
#SocialSelection
#SuttonTrust
#FreeSchoolMeals
#FSM
#SocialSegregation

Some comprehensive schools ‘more socially selective than grammars’

Research by Sutton Trust finds disadvantaged students less likely to get into top performing schools in England than their peers

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Squirrel NewsOct 27, 2023
Record numbers of 18-year olds from deprived areas have applied to the most selective #UK universities & courses, according to newly released data. #UCAS says the trend is "encouraging", but #suttontrust says the advantage gap has "hardly shifted."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2x8j1zx1xjo
Ucas reports record disadvantaged applicants to top uni courses

Ucas says it is 'encouraging', but the Sutton Trust charity says the advantage gap has 'hardly shifted'

BBC News
Emeritus Prof Christopher MayOct 8, 2023

The latest data from the #SuttonTrust suggest that 'widening participation' at the top #universities has almost no impact over the last 25 years... provided you equate 'top' universities with the #RussellGroup which is not a perfect fit.

It would be better to use the THES ranking to identify top universities as some of the top 20, not in the RG are actually do a pretty god job - my own erstwhile institution, Lancaster U, for instance does pretty well on this & is top 10 but not in the RG!

Jo Jo Physics girlJan 15, 2023

The cost of living crisis and its impact on education - Sutton Trust

https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/the-cost-of-living-crisis-and-its-impact-on-education/ #EduTooter #SuttonTrust

The cost of living crisis and its impact on education - Sutton Trust

Our Senior Research & Policy Manager, Rebecca Montacute, analyses our latest polling.

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