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The Sutton Trust
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Championing social mobility through evidence-based programmes, agenda-setting research and policy advocacy.
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    🚨 Girls, and certain ethnic groups, perform strongly at school but underachieve in the labour market. Our new research shows how geography, gender, and ethnicity all impact opportunities for disadvantaged young people, with big variations across England ⬇️
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    Jul 6, 2024
    🚨 THE NEW CABINET 🚨 The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has appointed his cabinet. This new cabinet marks a historic moment in British politics, with a record number of state-educated Ministers and the lowest proportion of privately educated Ministers since 1945 🧵👇
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    The Sutton Trust
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    Aug 20, 2023
    🚨 Not a single player in the England Women's World Cup squad went to a private school, we have found. Ahead of the World Cup final, our analysis of @Lionesses backgrounds reveals differences between this squad and other English sports teams ⤵️ #WomensWorldCup2023 #England
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    The Sutton Trust
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    Dec 10, 2017
    "More than half of the gaps in achievement at age 11 are due to inequality that was already present at age five.” - Improving early years education is crucial if we want to improve social mobility in the UK. Read our fact sheet explaining why: buff.ly/2kEqRWm
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    Sep 7, 2022
    🚨 THE NEW CABINET 🚨 The new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has assembled her cabinet - but how representative is it? Our analysis has found that 68% of the cabinet attended a private school, compared to ~7% of the UK population.
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    The Sutton Trust
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    Feb 24, 2018
    Only 7% of the Uk's population attended private school. Yet in 2016 we found that 71% of the judiciary, 61% of doctors and 51% of journalists attended an independent school. Read our full report on Britain's leading people here: buff.ly/2EX15CX
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    The Sutton Trust
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    Jun 21, 2022
    We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with @MercedesAMGF1 🎉 Our partnership will provide a unique opportunity for our students to learn from and be inspired by industry experts - we are really looking forward to start working together!
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    Jun 21, 2022
    We are delighted to be partnering with the @suttontrust as part of our Accelerate 25 programme. This partnership will enable us to focus together on three key strategic areas: Pathways to Engineering, Careers Events and Educational Summer Schools. 💪
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    The Sutton Trust
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    Jul 8, 2024
    🎺 Congratulations to two of our alumni, Laura Trott and @wesstreeting, for being elected as Members of Parliament! Laura and Wes both attended our UK Summer Schools, which are designed to help young people from less advantaged homes access competitive universities and careers.
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    Sep 4, 2024
    🚨 NEW: For the first time, we can reveal school by school information on how secondary pupil intakes reflect their local community. Our accompanying analysis looks at which local authorities in England have the most and least socially segregated schools ⬇️🧵
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    The Sutton Trust
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    Apr 5, 2023
    🚨 Young people from low-income homes are more likely to become a high earner if they attend university, our research has found. Our research has shown how universities are vehicles of social mobility. Efforts to widen access to higher education must be continued.
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    The Sutton Trust
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    Jul 25, 2019
    Where did Boris Johnson's new cabinet go to school and university? 🏫 64% attended a private school 🏫 27% attended a comprehensive 🏫 9% attended a grammar 🎓 36% attended both an independent school and Oxbridge
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    The Sutton Trust
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    Jun 16, 2020
    Great news about the decision to extend the free school meal scheme over the summer. We must do all we can to protect disadvantaged children in these difficult times. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-530658…
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    The Sutton Trust
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    May 12, 2024
    A worrying proportion of school leaders are having to make cuts to teachers, teaching assistants and support staff. Trips and extra-curricular activities are also being reduced. Our research reveals a worsening picture of school finances 👇 buff.ly/3UnLmF3
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    The Sutton Trust
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    Aug 10, 2021
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    Our analysis of the data today shows that we're seeing growing gaps between independent and state schools at the top grades, which is a real cause of concern.
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