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Who represents Britain on screen? UK film and TV culture still has a worrying class problem

The British media has a class problem, according to recent research by The Sutton Trust. In short, the privately educated are over-represented in the creative industries, especially in film and television. The trust’s report, A Class Act (2024), demonstrates that this area of British culture is disproportionately produced by the…

The Conversation

Map reveals the London areas top of country’s social mobility league

East Ham has been ranked as the top constituency for opportunity, followed by Stratford and Bow and Brent West

Evening Standard

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

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Half of England’s state secondaries forced to cut staff in budget squeeze, poll finds

More schools also reducing spending on trips, IT, extracurricular activities and GCSE subject choices

The Guardian - UK

More than half of secondary school leaders report teaching staff cuts – poll

Secondary schools are increasingly using funding for disadvantaged pupils to plug budget holes, a survey for Sutton Trust suggests.

The Independent UK

Only 5% of UK medical school entrants are working class, data shows

Sutton Trust says underrepresentation of poorer students is ‘outrageous’ but number has doubled in 10 years to 2022

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.

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Unpaid internships ‘locking out’ young working-class people from careers

UK charity calls for positions of four weeks or longer to be banned to help close social mobility gap

The Guardian - UK

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

Young working-class people being ‘blocked’ from creative industries, study finds

Sutton Trust calls for improved access to creative education and industry dominated by upper middle-class

The Guardian - UK

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

Does Britain have a working-class parliament? What Labour’s election win means for representation

After the 2024 election, the British parliament looks very different, with a large Labour majority for the first time in more than a decade. While we don’t yet have a full analysis of the socioeconomic background of the new crop of MPs, the Sutton Trust calculated that 23% were privately…

The Conversation

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

Could the UK soon have the most working-class cabinet of all time?

More than three-quarters of the shadow cabinet attended state schools – in stark contrast to Sunak’s government

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Shine a light on socially selective comprehensives

Letter: The Sutton Trust should look at even greater unfairness such as funding inequality for different areas, writes Yvonne Williams

The Independent UK

Top comprehensive schools take fewer pupils on free school meals, report finds

More than 150 comprehensive secondary schools in England are more ‘socially selective’ than the average grammar school

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 Independent UK

Barely a mention of education in autumn statement, say unions

Warning of cuts to education provision because schools were not able to cope with cost increases in coming years.

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The Independent UK

Pupils in poorest areas struggling most to access mental health support – report

Researchers have called for sustainable and well-funded support for young people experiencing mental health issues.

The Independent UK

‘Growing disparity’ between most and least advantaged A-level students

The attainment gap for the top grades between the north and south of England continues to be larger than it was before the pandemic, figures show.

The Guardian - UK

One in three of England’s university starters ‘may live at home’ this year

Study shows cost of living influencing students’ choice, with fears of limiting effect on career options

The Independent UK

One in five school leavers plans to live at home during university studies

Young people who plan to stay home are more likely to be from families facing financial challenges amid the rising cost of living, report suggests.

The Conversation

Student number caps on 'rip-off degrees' overlook their potential benefits for social mobility

The government has promised to crack down on “rip-off degrees” in England. It will place a cap on student numbers for courses that deliver “poor outcomes” for students – because they have high drop-out rates or do not lead to well-paying jobs.

The Independent UK

Childcare reforms ‘risk exacerbating inequality’, says report

Plans to expand free childcare for working parents were ‘problematic’, an education charity has warned.

The Independent 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.

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