This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust is a survey of teachers across England examining how schools are spending their funding this year. The cost-of-living crisis has had a significant impact on prices across the board, including many of the day to day running costs of schools. Our survey of 1,428 teachers, conducted...

This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust looks at recent trends in private and school-based tutoring. Paying for private tuition on top of a child’s standard schooling is growing increasingly popular. But its use is creating a two-tier system, with wealthier families able to pay to secure their children advantages that poorer families...

This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust looks at the impact of hours spent in early years provision on children's outcomes at age five. Several decades of research has found that early education and care can have a positive effect on children’s cognitive, behavioural and social outcomes, particularly if it is of high...

This report from UK think tanks The Sutton Trust and CEPEO looks at the incidence of COVID-19 and long COVID among young people. This briefing, from the first wave of the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities (COSMO) study, explores the incidence of COVID-19 and long COVID among young people, as well as how many young...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at how the ongoing cost of living crisis is impacting students. Students are known for making do on a tight budget. But those close margins make them particularly vulnerable to the rising cost of living. This new polling, conducted by Savanta for the Sutton Trust,...

This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust looks at apprenticeship pathways and participation since 2015. In recent years, there has been a large push to increase the supply and quality of apprenticeships. The Apprenticeship Levy – a form of taxation designed to help businesses offer apprenticeships – was introduced in 2017, alongside other...

This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust looks at how the cost of living crisis is affecting young people and their educations. The cost of living crisis is increasingly impacting families, with prices rising and parents struggling to make their incomes stretch. But how is this affecting young people and their educations? This...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at the mental health and wellbeing of young people in year 11. This briefing, analysing data from the first wave of the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities (COSMO) Study, considers the mental health and wellbeing of young people in year 11, mainly focusing on the...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at accents and social mobility. Accent is arguably the primary signal of socioeconomic status. It is also a major indicator of many other aspects of a person’s social background, some of them protected characteristics, including gender, race, age, sexuality, and many others. A hierarchy of...

This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust looks at the experiences of young people during periods of remote learning.  The first briefing from the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities Study (COSMO) looks at the experiences of young people during periods of remote learning. The briefing finds substantial gaps between state and private secondary...