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...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at the experiences of young people after they returned to school post-pandemic. The second briefing from the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities Study (COSMO) looks at the experiences of young people after they returned to school, including absences, access to catch up support and their...

This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust looks at how young people’s experiences of the pandemic have impacted on their future plans and aspirations. The third briefing from the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities Study (COSMO) looks at how young people’s experiences of the pandemic have impacted on their future plans and aspirations....

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at whether efforts have gone far enough to help pandemic related earning loss. This year has seen exams take place again for the first time since 2019, a move back towards the pre-pandemic norm for schools and colleges across the country. But the cohort of...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at the state of play in social mobility, on the 25th anniversary of the Sutton Trust. The study of social mobility can be traced back around 100 years, but up until the turn of the millennium it remained largely an academic topic. While a few...

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. This survey of 1,371 teachers across England, conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) for the Sutton Trust as part of their Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey, examines how...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at careers guidance in secondary schools. High-quality careers guidance is vital to ensuring young people can access jobs that suit their talents and aspirations. This advice is particularly important for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, as they are less likely to have access to a...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at socio-economic diversity in the engineering sector: access, pay and progression. Engineering is a large and diverse sector which is vital for the UK economy. It represents a considerable proportion of the UK workforce, with 18% of the UK working population based in engineering and...