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London dominates England’s social mobility league with top 20 places

Sutton Trust’s ‘opportunity index’ measured six factors including children on free school meals passing GCSEs in maths and English

The Guardian - UK

Only 5% of students in medical schools from lowest socio-economic group – study

Medical schools should make more ambitious use of contextual offers to widen access, a charity has urged.

The Independent UK

Starmer accused of ‘fudging the facts’ of his schooling by education expert

Sutton Trust founder Sir Peter Lampl made the claim as he criticised the Government’s plans to charge VAT on private school fees.

Evening Standard

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Growing gap in access to internships, study suggests

The Sutton Trust also said employers continue to underpay interns and give opportunities to family and friends rather than advertising them.

Evening Standard

Creative industries dominated by the affluent show class inequality – charity

Research found that Bafta nominated actors are five times more likely to have attended a fee-paying school than the average person.

Evening Standard

Let’s speak about the importance of oracy

Letters: Greg Brooks thinks oracy needs to be given equal status with literacy and numeracy. Dr Kate Paradine says state schools don’t need to follow a model set by private schools

The Guardian - UK

State schools should set up debating clubs, says senior Eton leader

Jonathan Noakes also suggests training teachers to encourage discussion, as government focuses on oracy

The Guardian - UK

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Breaking down the barriers to university entry with a smile

From contextual offers to outreach programmes, a growing number of schemes are making higher education more accessible to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. We’ve got the lowdown

Evening Standard

Social mobility in finance: the new scheme tackling banking’s class ceiling

Although the banking sector has increased its focus on becoming more diverse in terms of gender and ethnicity in recent years, it is still often regarded as elitist. Citi’s new programme strives to change this perception

The Guardian - UK

Banning prayer rituals in school? Just get religion out of education completely

Many who praise a headteacher for preventing Muslim prayers are oddly sanguine about the number of faith schools in Britain, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

Disadvantaged high attainers achieve ‘one GCSE grade lower’ than affluent peers

The social mobility of the next generation is “under threat” unless intervention takes place, the Sutton Trust report warns.

The Independent UK

Cuts in school trips in England hitting children in poorer areas hardest, shows poll

Survey shows large cuts to outings, teaching assistants and GCSE and A-level choices, reflecting ‘decades of government underfunding’

The Guardian - UK

Half of senior leaders say school trips and outings have had to be cut – poll

More schools are cutting back on staff, IT equipment, sports and extracurricular activities this year, the survey suggested.

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30% of secondary school children now have private tuition

The proportion is the highest figure since the survey began

The Guardian - UK

England tutor scheme closing tuition gap between rich and poor, data shows

Sutton Trust calls on government not to cut post-Covid funding as figures show 37% of children in poor homes had tutoring

The Independent UK

Three in 10 secondary school children have had private tuition, survey finds

The Government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme has given a wider range of students access to tutoring, a charity suggests.

The Guardian - UK

‘Debilitating’ effects of pandemic linger on for Britain’s young

Exclusive: from physical and mental health to education and careers, two studies detail ways in which young still suffer

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The Guardian - UK

UK students skipping meals because of cost of living crisis

One in four students say they are in danger of dropping out of university – survey

The Independent UK

One in four university students ‘more likely to drop out’ due to cost pressures

A third of students from working class families say they have skipped meals to save on food costs, survey suggests.

Evening Standard

Does the City still have a class problem?

A recent report found that only a third of the people in the top jobs come from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Why? Kate Wills investigates

The Guardian - UK

School leaders report rise in pupils not on free meals going hungry

Increasing numbers of children cannot afford lunch and are coming to school without adequate clothes

Wales Online

Rising number of children in England can't afford school meals

Campaigners demand that free school meals are extended to help families with cost-of-living crisis

The Independent UK

Children unable to afford lunch in more than half of state schools, survey says

Some 52% of teachers responding to a survey said there was an increase in pupils going hungry in the autumn term.

Daily Mirror

One in 4 people mocked at work for their accent as Mirror staff share their experiences

Mirror staff share their experiences of being mocked for their accents after a Sutton Trust poll found that one in four people have been seen in a negative light at work because of the way they speak

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