Championing social mobility through evidence-based programmes, agenda-setting research and policy advocacy.
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May 21
đź“Ł Today we have published new research on school-based nurseries with @SMFthinktank and funded by @NuffieldFound.
The research shows that progress on opening new school-based nurseries is far behind the government’s original plans 🧵⬇️
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🚨 Almost half of the GCSE attainment gap between poorer pupils and their better-off peers is “locked in” by the end of primary school.
Concerning findings from @EducEndowFoundn and @EduPolicyInst new research 🧵⬇️
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It also finds that disrupted schooling – notably pupil absence – plays a progressively larger role as pupils progress from primary to secondary school.
Absence contributes around 21 percent of the gap at KS2, rising to 34 percent by KS4.
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Interested in reading more about the attainment gap, including what causes it and how it can be closed?
Our blog provides a helpful and clear breakdown ⤵️
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Jun 11
🗣️ “We need to challenge the perception that moving is the only route to success, and remind ourselves that success isn’t one-size-fits-all."
To close Social Mobility Day, we want to draw attention to an important story told by Alumni Leadership Board member, Bethany 🧵
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Jun 11
For too many people in this country, life chances are determined by where they were born and where they grew up. And many people feel like moving is the only route to success.
But success takes many forms, and it looks different to each individual.
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Jun 11
At the Sutton Trust, we’re focusing on creating a society where your ability to succeed is defined by your talents and aspirations, not your postcode.
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Jun 11
✍️ “I was working-class and received free school meals; so it seemed entirely reasonable — unquestionable, even — that I should pursue a financially lucrative career.”
Our alum, Molly, writes a guest blog about her journey on Social Mobility Day ⤵️
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Jun 11
Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not #SocialMobilityDay
And the facts are clear: social mobility in this country is poor compared to other developed nations. For a child born in the UK today, their chances in life are still strongly linked to their parents’ background 👎
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Jun 11
Every person who is held back by their background becomes a story that goes untold, which is why year’s thematic focus on stories is so important.
Stories define how we see the world and our place in it; they play a big part in shaping our beliefs and influencing our ambitions.
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Jun 11
There are so many reasons why social mobility is an important cause to fight for.
Today gives us the space to highlight all of those reasons, loud and proud.
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The Sutton Trust retweeted
Great to see our Deputy Chair @ReshamKotecha on the panel at #LondonTechWeek discussing the vital link between social mobility & tech with Claire Thorne (@Tech_She_Can), Nick Harrison (@suttontrust) & Andrew Elliot (@SciTechgovuk).
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Jun 8
📢 Interested in setting up a school-based nursery? Join our upcoming webinar! 👇
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Jun 8
Building on our Room to Grow research with @SMFthinktank, we’ll explore implementation, challenges & impact of school-based nursery provision on access to high-quality early education and childcare.
🗓️ 18 June | 🕓 4–5pm
Register ⬇️
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The Sutton Trust retweeted
🕝 #HouseOfLords from 2.30pm includes:    
    
🟥 health-related benefits assessments
🟥 housing for young people
🟥 performance of the Royal Mail
🟥 @SuttonTrust report on selective inclusion
🟥 #FinancialServicesAndMarketsBill
➡️ orlo.uk/cwYP7
ALT Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Jun 7
💬 “The case for university was never that graduation guarantees a smooth landing, still less a windfall. But even now – especially now – the odds still favour going to university.”
An interesting article in @ConversationUK on the value of a degree ⤵️
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Jun 7
It states that despite a tough job market, graduates are still less likely to be unemployed than non‑graduates and benefit from higher lifetime earnings.
Our Good Life? research also shows the benefits go beyond income, with higher education also linked to greater wellbeing and life satisfaction.
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Jun 7
But these benefits are not experienced equally; outcomes remain heavily shaped by background, meaning more needs to be done to ensure all young people can access and realise the full value of higher education.
đź”— Read our research: buff.ly/rtKnSWJ
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