Steady as we go: GCSEs hide entrenched educational inequalities www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

💬 "These three gaps are already emerging and need addressing urgently. The technology will not wait for government to develop a policy response." @kevinlatham.bsky.social unpacks our new research on the emerging gaps in how AI is being used in schools ⤵️ www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

🚨 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 ⤵️🧵

Great to work with @kevinlatham.bsky.social on this important report on AI in schools (and the last project I worked on pre leaving the ST!) Private schools are pulling ahead on the use of AI, action is needed from govt to ensure state school students can benefit from the technology -

The author of a @suttontrust.bsky.social report on how schools are using AI outlines some key findings – not least why teachers are still worried about the technology

In our latest report published today we reveal how socio-economic gaps are emerging between more and less advantaged schools in the use of AI. Check out the report here: www.suttontrust.com/our-research...

AI use is growing rapidly in schools. But are teachers getting the right support and training to be able to use the technology safely and effectively? Is AI going to help close attainment gaps or widen them? Tomorrow the Sutton Trust's latest report 'Artifical Advantage?' addresses these questions

Great to see our recent report Unequal Treatment? having influence on policy. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686638...

🚨 Sutton Trust policy win 🚨 We’ve been working with the Department of Health and Social Care @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social & @karinsmythmp.bsky.social on ways to open up the medicine profession for working class young people. This is a major milestone in widening access to careers in medicine ⬇️

Apprenticeships in England fall short by international standards, new research from the Sutton Trust today finds: www.suttontrust.com/our-research...

Our response to the 2025 Spending Review is now up 👇 getfurther.org.uk/spending-rev...

Great discussion on what can(not) be expected from the coming comprehensive spending review from the point of view of education and poverty/inequality. youtu.be/EFN-LdBfdm4?...

Very good that the IFS did this but it doesn't make the slam dunk case for SureStart that many seem to think. A lot of the benefits are uncertain and I suspect the overall return is much lower than you'd get from e.g. just scrapping the two child limit.

Gender gaps in school leadership exist across the globe – but the new Unesco Global Education Monitoring Report highlights the positive impact of having women headteachers, writes Manos Antoninis

More than one in four pupils begin to disengage from school during Year 7, a landmark study of pupils has found, with engagement particularly low among girls and disadvantaged pupils buff.ly/zhW4rIV

Another important report reiterating the importance of geography in the (lack of) social mobility matrix: www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie... Makes so much sense alongside the Sutton Trust's interactive map of social mobility published earlier this week: www.suttontrust.com/opportunity-...

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 research shows the dramatic differences in children’s prospects, depending on where in England they happen to be born." Our new research finds stark inequalities in access to opportunity in different areas of the country. Our data in @theguardian.com ⤵️ www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Yesterday: NAO concluded 'There is a longstanding nationwide teacher shortage, particularly in further education colleges, with teacher numbers not increasing in line with pupil numbers.' www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/u...

💸' Each year, with the NFER, we ask school leaders about cuts to staff, subjects, equipment and activities. This year’s results are particularly shocking' @suttontrust.bsky.social's Carl Cullinane schoolsweek.co.uk/labours-oppo...

This is a tough time for everyone, not least the Treasury, but if the government is serious about its Opportunities Mission and deploying AI effectively and safely in schools you can't expect teachers to play their part on less than a shoestring. www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

🚨NEW: There has been a big spike in schools using funding for disadvantaged pupils to plug budget holes. Our new research reveals that more cash-strapped schools are cutting back on staff, trips and equipment than in 2024⤵️ 🧵

The narrative that students will all use AI to cheat is not just wrong – it will severely damage motivation, argues this A-level student

Insightful blog from a former Sutton Trust programme participant reflecting on the journey to becoming a doctor www.linkedin.com/posts/the-su...

Our recent report included new data on access to medical schools, based on detailed original analysis of UKMED data by researchers at UCL. Only 5% of medical school entrants came from lower socio-economic backgrounds compared to 75% from higher.

Our research has shown that more pupils are coming into school hungry. To combat this, we've been calling for free school meals eligibility to be widened so it covers all families receiving universal credit. Great to see @resfoundation.bsky.social also arguing for eligibility to be expanded.

Absolutely shocking research out today showing that studying medicine is a privilege mostly afforded to young people from wealthier homes.

The curriculum review: What works and what can we do next? Join this panel discussion on 17 March to hear IOE experts explore the implications of the Curriculum Review Interim Report for the future of teaching and learning. @erpioe.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re...

Extending Free School Meals, along with our other suggested measures, would take projected child poverty back down to around its 2011-12 level. This could be funded from existing departmental spending plans in the upcoming Spending Review. Read more➡️ https://buff.ly/4biQa5z

We also found that applicants from lower- and middle-income backgrounds were less likely to be offered a place at med school than their wealthier peers. Privately educated pupils were also more likely to be offered a place than state educated pupils.

Two sets of thought-provoking graphs from our Unequal Treatment? report published today.... www.suttontrust.com/our-research...

Our new report out today shows how much has been achieved in widening access to medicine over the last ten years but also how much remains to be done. www.suttontrust.com/our-research...

Really interesting to look at how banding is used in different schools and the lessons we can learn from this. Banding within itself isn't a bad thing - how we choose to use it alongside how carefully we implement it makes all the difference!

Is the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill a missed opportunity? www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Would be interesting to know what the teachers among you think about this? schoolsweek.co.uk/10m-behaviou...

There are far too many children starting primary school with major developmental concerns. That's an unacceptable policy failure that needs to be tackled - e.g. with universal access to pre school, and a reinvigoration of Sure Start.

Artificial Intelligence raises many technical, practical and ethical questions for teaching and learning, but holds much promise for education and society​. More from us on #EducationDay: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...

Somehow a clash between these two unpredictable egos surely seemed inevitable sooner or later. But maybe not this early? Also shows some lack of joined up thinking in the new administration.

The optimistic version of AI in schools (but leaves plenty of tough questions to be answered...) www.gov.uk/government/n...

Exciting to publish our first report of the year this morning! New data on the prevalence of unpaid internships, how people get them, how long they are and who is getting in. Looks like they are even more common now than 6 years ago, but the class gap in access is actually widening.

"It is one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility and of economic growth we have got." In our NEW paper with @resfoundation.bsky.social, David Willetts argues doubts about the value of degrees and concerns about too many people going to university are not backed by the evidence ⬇️🧵

Important questions asked of the DfE by Public Accounts Committe in this session on tutoring, pupil premium, early years funding and more. As you might expect the answers are fairly cagey but an optimist can find glimmers of hope perhaps? www.tes.com/magazine/new...

📍 A map showing the catchment for a school in Northumberland reveals so much about the difficulty of comparing schools across the country, explains @michaelt1979.bsky.social

The @suttontrust.bsky.social is recruiting for a new Director of Communications and Advocacy - a fantastic role in a great team (I am biased 😉) - particularly at the moment, with the chance to influence the government's Opportunity Mission. recruitment.suttontrust.com/jobs/5429940...

If you ask an LLM to assess which of 2 pieces of writing is better, it will often change its mind if you reverse the order of the two pieces. Humans don't do this. Other researchers have found this - not just us. One of the many challenges in making AI work in education.

Sociologists working on inequality: Still time to apply for this 3yr+ postdoc position in beautiful Munich (no German required) EN: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5... DE: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/f... Applications are 01/15, but let me know if you need another 1-2 days to put in your materials

Really important and engaging discussion looking to lay foundations for better-informed take up of AI - particularly timely given the government's apparently across-the-board endorsement of AI to boost the economy earlier this week.