Take a look at the thread below to find out more about our best practice guide for universities looking to advance #SocialMobility www.suttontrust.com/our-research...

Advancing Social Mobility: A Best Practice Guide For Universities - The Sutton Trust

Practical steps for universities to improve access and outcomes for disadvantaged students.

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The Sutton Trust@suttontrust.bsky.social · last wk.

🚨 NEW: Poorer students have the most to gain from university, but they’re the least likely to go. Our brand-new best practice guide argues universities should redouble efforts to support disadvantaged students 🧵

📣A journal article from the COSMO Study's @jakeanders.uk and @ericaholtwhite.bsky.social has been published in Social Indicators Research! The article uses COSMO data to highlight inequalities in young people’s subjective wellbeing and mental health in the wake of the pandemic 🧵

The impact of school closures on young people features heavily in the first #CovidInquiry report. This isnt news to us at @suttontrust.bsky.social👇https://www.suttontrust.com/our-research/altered-courses/

Elitist Britain 2025 is out! It has been a huge effort across our team to gather data for 1000s of individuals across politcs, sport, the media and more. It was great to write some thoughts to accompany today's launch: www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion... #SocialMobility #Elites #Politics #Media

Privileged and powerful: how the privately educated dominate elite roles in the UK - The Sutton Trust

Unpacking the findings from our major research into Britain's most powerful figures.

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The Sutton Trust@suttontrust.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Dedicated microsite on the backgrounds of Britain’s most powerful people 🚨 We published new research on elitism in Britain today. Visit our microsite to read the report, browse case studies, and use our data viz to directly compare professions for yourself 👇 elitistbritain.suttontrust.com

Although there doesn't seem to be much of a change comparing this year's #GCSEs results to last year, this status quo means that those outside of London are still far less likely to be getting the top less grades. Take a look at our analysis 👇

The Sutton Trust@suttontrust.bsky.social · last yr.

Today is #GCSEResultsDay! Here’s what we know about the results as of yet ⤵️ 🧵

Happy #ResultsDay ! Students receiving their results today have endured significant disruption to their education since Year 8. Hopefully they are proud of their grades in light of this. Let’s have a closer look at the data for A Levels and university entry… #ALevelResults #Level3Results

👏to HEPI for releasing this bold research (the fact that periods are still a taboo in 2025 is crazy but just the first few pages from this report confirms it). Don't think I've seen research like this before, not just in HE context but generally. Time for other sectors to follow suit!!

Higher Education Policy Institute@hepi-news.bsky.social · last yr.

New Post: New HEPI report reveals the hidden impact of menstrual cycles on students’ education www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/07/21/n...

🚨 State schools are quickly falling behind as a new AI digital divide is opening up in the education system. Our new report finds that private schools are way ahead on setting AI policies, dedicating staff to oversee its use, and providing training and resources ⤵️🧵

Depending on where you are in the country, if you are an FSM pupil, you could be 6X less likely to become a top earner; 10X less likely to get a degree; or nearly 7X less likely to pass Eng/Maths GCSE than your FSM peers. These stats are so shocking! There's plenty more hard hitting stats below 👇

The Sutton Trust@suttontrust.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 NEW: Opportunities for the poorest young people in London far outstrip the rest of England, we have found. Our new Opportunity Index reveals how the area young people grow up in shapes their life chances, with huge differences between constituencies across the country 🧵⬇️

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the first COVID lockdown. Drawing on findings from the COSMO Study, @ericaholtwhite.bsky.social discusses the impact of this experience on the education and development of young people in @schoolsweek.bsky.social ⬇️ schoolsweek.co.uk/five-years-o...

Whether its chatting to a friend, family member, colleague or someone on the end of the phone at one of the numbers below....speaking to someone about how you are feeling is a significant first step if you are in need of support. #TimeToTalk

Mind@mind.org.uk · 2y ago

Just leaving this here 💙 Today is #TimeToTalk Day, take action and share this post to remind others that it's okay to reach out for help 💭

⭐A new wave of stories from our COSMO study student panel has started...keep track via the link below, kicking off with Richa's story about the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education and daily life! cosmostudy.uk/about/the-co...

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Read more about the experiences of the Sutton Trust COSMO Youth Panel, a group of students from across the country who were in year 10 at the start of the...

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It was super interesting to be involved with this research. Having been an intern myself, it was truly shocking to see the disparities in access between working-class grads and their more affluent peers. Just as shocking to see many interns aren't getting paid fairly...

The Sutton Trust@suttontrust.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 NEW: The gap in access to internships between working-class and middle-class graduates has almost doubled since 2018. Our new research reveals a growing gap in access to increasingly important internship routes, with many opportunities under and unpaid 🧵⬇️

Interesting article in The Standard today, www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/ku... highlighting our research that found that young adults from working-class backgrounds are four times less likely to succeed in the creative space than their middle-class peers.

As part of the COVID inquiry's #EveryStoryMatters campaign, one of the @suttontrust.bsky.social 's COSMO study youth panel has shared their story of isolation, education disruption and bereavement. The pandemic affected us all, in such varied ways. Read Yasmin's story: cosmostudy.uk/latest/every...

Every Story Matters: A Year 10’s Journey Through the Pandemic

Sutton Trust COSMO Youth Panel member, Yasmin, looks back on her pandemic experience.

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An excellent opportunity to work with us on a landmark piece focussing on international HE policy. Please keep re-sharing to those who might be interested :)

The Sutton Trust@suttontrust.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 Calling all researchers 🚨 We're commissioning an exciting new research project on the role of higher education in social mobility internationally, with a focus on policy learnings for the UK and the US. Express your interest by 9th December ⤵️ www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

Come along and listen to some great speakers following our creative industries report!

The Sutton Trust@suttontrust.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 Free webinar on inequalities in creative industries 🚨 Our upcoming webinar will focus on class inequalities in access to careers in the creative industries, as well as in access to creative degrees. Join our expert panelists on 4th December ⤵️ www.suttontrust.com/a-class-act-...

It is extremely worrying to see levels of child poverty rise to 36%. Poverty has a huge affect on children's development, and high levels of poverty create significant challenges for the education system. The Government must taken urgent action. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high

Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century

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Hello Bluesky! Whilst I get to grips with this platform, I'll share some brand new @suttontrust.bsky.social research as my first post (is that what we're calling it?) A Class Act covers the class crisis in the creative industries + how a key part of tackling it is improving access to creative HE

Was an absolute pleasure to work on this with @ericaholtwhite.bsky.social @beckymontacute.bsky.social & @suttontrust.bsky.social

Rebecca Montacute@beckymontacute.bsky.social · 2y ago

Major new research on socio-economic access to the creative industries 🎭 A huge thank you to the authors, @drdaveobrien.bsky.social, @orianbrook.bsky.social, @markrt.bsky.social and the Sutton Trust's @ericaholtwhite.bsky.social