Nick Harrison
@nickharrison73.bsky.social
CEO @suttontrust.bsky.social campaigning for social mobility. Ex- business leader and consulting global practice lead. Proud father of three.
Digital inclusion is critical to opportunity, particular in the AI economy.
In Manchester today speaking alongside Manchester Mayor @andyburnham.bsky.social @helenmilner.bsky.social OBE, Baroness Hilary Armstrong and Rob Benson.
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In Manchester today speaking alongside Manchester Mayor @andyburnham.bsky.social @helenmilner.bsky.social OBE, Baroness Hilary Armstrong and Rob Benson.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Digital inclusion is critical to opportunity, particular in the AI economy.
In Manchester today speaking alongside Manchester Mayor @andyburnham.bsky.social @helenmilner.bsky.social OBE, Baroness Hilary Armstrong and Rob Benson.
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@mayorofgm.bsky.social
In Manchester today speaking alongside Manchester Mayor @andyburnham.bsky.social @helenmilner.bsky.social OBE, Baroness Hilary Armstrong and Rob Benson.
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@mayorofgm.bsky.social
Great to be in a (somewhat wet) Manchester today for the Digital Inclusion summit with @andyburnham.bsky.social
#FixTheDigitalDivide @suttontrust.bsky.social
#FixTheDigitalDivide @suttontrust.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Great to be in a (somewhat wet) Manchester today for the Digital Inclusion summit with @andyburnham.bsky.social
#FixTheDigitalDivide @suttontrust.bsky.social
#FixTheDigitalDivide @suttontrust.bsky.social
Creative industries have one of the lowest representations of folks from working class backgrounds. 👇
✍️ "Privately educated people tend to find more success in the creative industries, with BAFTA-nominated actors being five times more likely to have attended private school than the general population."
Our research mentioned in Radio Times ⤵️
Our research mentioned in Radio Times ⤵️
Line of Duty icon Vicky McClure reveals how she 'champions' the working class with ITV's Trigger Point
The celebrated actor called for a "top down" rethink of industry hiring practices.
www.radiotimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Creative industries have one of the lowest representations of folks from working class backgrounds. 👇
Balanced defence of universities from David Willetts here. 👇
David Willetts: Conservatives must see higher education as it is, not how they fear it might be | Conservative Home
The Conservative leadership seems pretty hostile to higher education but Tory voters are not hostile to HE. 11 per cent of Tory voters are negative about universities and 73 per cent are positive.
conservativehome.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Balanced defence of universities from David Willetts here. 👇
The right decision in my view - to provide some financial relief to unis and remove ambiguity going forward. 👇
October 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The right decision in my view - to provide some financial relief to unis and remove ambiguity going forward. 👇
Disadvantaged kids are more likely to have SEND needs but LESS likely to get support, leading to a DOUBLE DISADVANTAGE and much worse outcomes. Why? a 🧵
@suttontrust.bsky.social latest research
@suttontrust.bsky.social latest research
October 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Disadvantaged kids are more likely to have SEND needs but LESS likely to get support, leading to a DOUBLE DISADVANTAGE and much worse outcomes. Why? a 🧵
@suttontrust.bsky.social latest research
@suttontrust.bsky.social latest research
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🗣️ "Middle-class parents have the time, the resources, and the money to be able to fight harder for their children and get the support that they need."
Our CEO, @nickharrison73.bsky.social, discussed our research on the SEND system on Sky News this morning with Matt Barbet and Leah Boleto 📺
Our CEO, @nickharrison73.bsky.social, discussed our research on the SEND system on Sky News this morning with Matt Barbet and Leah Boleto 📺
October 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🗣️ "Middle-class parents have the time, the resources, and the money to be able to fight harder for their children and get the support that they need."
Our CEO, @nickharrison73.bsky.social, discussed our research on the SEND system on Sky News this morning with Matt Barbet and Leah Boleto 📺
Our CEO, @nickharrison73.bsky.social, discussed our research on the SEND system on Sky News this morning with Matt Barbet and Leah Boleto 📺
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💬 “Right now, disadvantaged kids with SEND are being failed by a system beset with inconsistency and mind-boggling bureaucracy." @nickharrison73.bsky.social
Great coverage of our new research on the SEND system in @theguardian.com ⤵️
Great coverage of our new research on the SEND system in @theguardian.com ⤵️
Some parents of special school pupils in England spending £5,000 on EHCPs
Sutton Trust’s research reveals huge inequalities in how parents navigate Send system, as ministers plan overhaul
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
💬 “Right now, disadvantaged kids with SEND are being failed by a system beset with inconsistency and mind-boggling bureaucracy." @nickharrison73.bsky.social
Great coverage of our new research on the SEND system in @theguardian.com ⤵️
Great coverage of our new research on the SEND system in @theguardian.com ⤵️
Surely it’s a false economy to cut education in prisons. Rehabilitation is right for individuals and society overall!
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October 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Surely it’s a false economy to cut education in prisons. Rehabilitation is right for individuals and society overall!
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Opportunity zones and incentives to drive investment and entrepreneurship in the left-behind parts of Britain, consequently improving social mobility where it's needed most.
From the Social Mobility Commission. We agree @suttontrust.bsky.social that innovation and growth are key to opportunity.
From the Social Mobility Commission. We agree @suttontrust.bsky.social that innovation and growth are key to opportunity.
October 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Opportunity zones and incentives to drive investment and entrepreneurship in the left-behind parts of Britain, consequently improving social mobility where it's needed most.
From the Social Mobility Commission. We agree @suttontrust.bsky.social that innovation and growth are key to opportunity.
From the Social Mobility Commission. We agree @suttontrust.bsky.social that innovation and growth are key to opportunity.
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🥳 We're launching a brand-new Changemaker Ambassador programme!
This brand-new initiative will see us equip and empower around 20 alumni from across our different programmes to support our mission.
Get to know our ambassadors ⤵️
This brand-new initiative will see us equip and empower around 20 alumni from across our different programmes to support our mission.
Get to know our ambassadors ⤵️
Announcing our brand-new Changemaker Ambassador programme - The Sutton Trust
Putting our alumni at the heart of our work through a new ambassador scheme.
www.suttontrust.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🥳 We're launching a brand-new Changemaker Ambassador programme!
This brand-new initiative will see us equip and empower around 20 alumni from across our different programmes to support our mission.
Get to know our ambassadors ⤵️
This brand-new initiative will see us equip and empower around 20 alumni from across our different programmes to support our mission.
Get to know our ambassadors ⤵️
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Outstanding from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com - the best way to get a job is to get a degree. You will almost almost always earn more as well.
Really interesting article from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com but especially intriguing to me is the number of comments below that are essentially 'OK the data don't agree with my hunch but here's an unrelated statement that proves that I'm right about AI, the death of higher education, etc'
What the graduate unemployment story gets wrong
People with a degree are faring better, not worse than their non-graduate counterparts
www.ft.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Outstanding from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com - the best way to get a job is to get a degree. You will almost almost always earn more as well.
All new job seekers are struggling, but having a degree still helps! Critical analysis from John Burn-Murdock.
Also why we still support degrees as a great route to social mobility at @suttontrust.bsky.social
Also why we still support degrees as a great route to social mobility at @suttontrust.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
All new job seekers are struggling, but having a degree still helps! Critical analysis from John Burn-Murdock.
Also why we still support degrees as a great route to social mobility at @suttontrust.bsky.social
Also why we still support degrees as a great route to social mobility at @suttontrust.bsky.social
Could unused apprenticeship levy be directed to individual plumbers, electricians etc. to help them train the next generation?
UK will be short of quarter of a million tradespeople by 2030 — The Times and The Sunday Times
The apprenticeship system isn’t working for tradespeople, the chief executive of Screwfix has warned. Only 2 per cent of sole traders, who account for a large portion of those working in traditional t...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Could unused apprenticeship levy be directed to individual plumbers, electricians etc. to help them train the next generation?
Fully agree @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social - The two child cap has to go if we're to tackle child poverty and improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged kids. We all know that scrapping it is the most cost effective way to do this. Anyone out there disagree ??!!
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October 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Fully agree @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social - The two child cap has to go if we're to tackle child poverty and improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged kids. We all know that scrapping it is the most cost effective way to do this. Anyone out there disagree ??!!
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Very good news if true. Child poverty is one of the biggest drivers of lifelong disadvantage. The cap needs to go!
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September 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Very good news if true. Child poverty is one of the biggest drivers of lifelong disadvantage. The cap needs to go!
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Was a great discussion - and if you haven’t seen it, do look up our report Elitist Britain.
Today we are at the Labour Party Conference to explore findings from the Sutton Trust's latest report, Elitist Britain.
We are joined by @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @peter4bracknell.bsky.social, @lewisgoodall.com, Lord David Evans, and our own @carlcullinane.bsky.social.
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We are joined by @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @peter4bracknell.bsky.social, @lewisgoodall.com, Lord David Evans, and our own @carlcullinane.bsky.social.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Was a great discussion - and if you haven’t seen it, do look up our report Elitist Britain.
Very much support bringing back maintenance grants for less well off students. 👇
🚨 Policy win on maintenance grants! 🚨
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social has announced that the Government will introduce maintenance grants for students from low income households, on priority courses.
This is a very positive step in the right direction, but there's still further to go ⤵️
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social has announced that the Government will introduce maintenance grants for students from low income households, on priority courses.
This is a very positive step in the right direction, but there's still further to go ⤵️
September 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Very much support bringing back maintenance grants for less well off students. 👇
Strong speech by Keir Starmer today - and good announcement on support for further education and apprenticeships - and parity with more academic routes.
🗨️ "It’s absolutely the right ambition to aim for greater parity between academic, technical and apprenticeship routes for young people."
Our response to Keir Starmer's speech at #LabourPartyConference in Liverpool ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Our response to Keir Starmer's speech at #LabourPartyConference in Liverpool ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
September 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Strong speech by Keir Starmer today - and good announcement on support for further education and apprenticeships - and parity with more academic routes.
It was a great discussion. Thanks to your brilliant panel and everyone who attended :-)
This morning at Labour Party Conference, our panel is looking at the attainment gap and asking why disadvantaged pupils are behind their peers.
Chaired by @nickharrison73.bsky.social, we are joined by @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social, @childrenscomm.bsky.social, and @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social
Chaired by @nickharrison73.bsky.social, we are joined by @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social, @childrenscomm.bsky.social, and @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It was a great discussion. Thanks to your brilliant panel and everyone who attended :-)
The privately educated are hugely over represented in leadership roles in the media. 👇
Careers in the media are highly competitive and widely sought after.
But are the leaders within these sectors representative?
Our research shows that the backgrounds of people in these top jobs look very different to the general population 👎
But are the leaders within these sectors representative?
Our research shows that the backgrounds of people in these top jobs look very different to the general population 👎
September 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The privately educated are hugely over represented in leadership roles in the media. 👇
Paralympic medallists (73% comprehensive, 20% private school) are more representative of the population than Olympic medallists (52% comp, 33% private).
Anyone know why this is?
Latest @suttontrust.bsky.social research, Elitist Britain.
Anyone know why this is?
Latest @suttontrust.bsky.social research, Elitist Britain.
September 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Paralympic medallists (73% comprehensive, 20% private school) are more representative of the population than Olympic medallists (52% comp, 33% private).
Anyone know why this is?
Latest @suttontrust.bsky.social research, Elitist Britain.
Anyone know why this is?
Latest @suttontrust.bsky.social research, Elitist Britain.
Pop stars may have a Diva reputation. But they're actually quite representative of all of us, as 76% went to comprehensive school.
Film and TV stars are much more elitist, with only 41% going to a comp, and 32% to private school.
Latest @suttontrust.bsky.social report, Elitist Britain.
Film and TV stars are much more elitist, with only 41% going to a comp, and 32% to private school.
Latest @suttontrust.bsky.social report, Elitist Britain.
September 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Pop stars may have a Diva reputation. But they're actually quite representative of all of us, as 76% went to comprehensive school.
Film and TV stars are much more elitist, with only 41% going to a comp, and 32% to private school.
Latest @suttontrust.bsky.social report, Elitist Britain.
Film and TV stars are much more elitist, with only 41% going to a comp, and 32% to private school.
Latest @suttontrust.bsky.social report, Elitist Britain.
Police Chiefs and Crime Commissioners are much more representative of the country at large than Army Chiefs.
Police = 60% comprehensive education and "only" 21% private school. Army = 63% went to private school.
Latest @suttontrust.bsky.social report, Elitist Britain.
Police = 60% comprehensive education and "only" 21% private school. Army = 63% went to private school.
Latest @suttontrust.bsky.social report, Elitist Britain.
September 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Police Chiefs and Crime Commissioners are much more representative of the country at large than Army Chiefs.
Police = 60% comprehensive education and "only" 21% private school. Army = 63% went to private school.
Latest @suttontrust.bsky.social report, Elitist Britain.
Police = 60% comprehensive education and "only" 21% private school. Army = 63% went to private school.
Latest @suttontrust.bsky.social report, Elitist Britain.