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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 12d

📣 Next week, the UK COVID-19 Inquiry will begin hearings for Module 8, which will examine the impact of the pandemic on children and young people across the UK.

On Wednesday, our former Head of Research and Policy, @beckymontacute.bsky.social, will give evidence to the Inquiry.

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Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 7d

That being said, my personal highlight was seeing the Premier League trophy in the home of the champions...

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Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 7d

Back from Labour conference now. Some glimmers of hope among the gloom. A lot of great work and thinking being done across the sector. Some encouraging signs from the new DfE ministers. A really welcome return of maintenance grants. Two excellent events run by my @suttontrust.bsky.social colleagues!

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 8d

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

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 9d

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.

⬇️ Follow updates below

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Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 9d

Fantastic news. We've been banging on about how unjust the student finance system is for the ten years since grants were abolished, so this is great to see.

Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 9d

Access to our colleges and universities shouldn’t just be for a wealthy few.

That’s why I’m bringing back maintenance grants for those who need them most.

Labour is ambitious for all our children, no matter their background. I’m putting our values into action.

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Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 9d

New schools minister @georgiagould.bsky.social very impressive at IPPR event on helping children and young people inside and outside the school gates.

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Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 9d

Great session at Labour party conference by @coalitionedcare.bsky.social on the future for early years reform, hosted by @sarahronan.bsky.social

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Nick Harrison @nickharrison73.bsky.social · 16d

Cricket is the most elitist sport in Britain, with 50-60% of top players attending private school (vs. 7% of the population). Football is representative. Olympians in the middle with "only" 20-30% private school.
Rugby is split men (elitist) vs. women (representative).

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 15d

🫨 Did you know 95% of the remaining hereditary peers in the House of Lords went to private school?

Over half went to Eton alone.

52% of all Lords were privately educated. There's a long way to go before the 829 member Upper House is representative of the wider population.

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 17d

🚨 Data viz on the backgrounds of Britain’s elite 🚨

Our brand-new research offers rich data on the school and university backgrounds of Britain’s most powerful people.

Compare sectors and professions for yourself using our interactive tool 📊

elitistbritain.suttontrust.com/compare

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 16d

Power structures in this country are still dominated by a small group of people.

1️⃣ The 7% who go to private schools

2️⃣ The roughly 1% who go to Oxford or Cambridge for university

This is especially true for those who attend both private school and Oxbridge 👇

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Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 17d

No escaping Nick Gibb

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Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 17d

Every day with an 8 month old is like hanging out with the velociraptors in Jurassic Park. What horrifying ability are they going to develop next.

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 18d

🗣️ "There is an onus on the state to think about how do we compensate for the private tutoring system through the state system."

Our Director of Research and Policy, @carlcullinane.bsky.social, appeared on BBC Radio 2 to speak about tutoring with Jeremy Vine yesterday 📻

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 20d

🚨 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

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Nick Harrison @nickharrison73.bsky.social · 20d

Are kids at private school 5x as smart as those in the state sector?
Of course not - but they are 5x as likely to end up in the most powerful and influential positions in Britain today. New @suttontrust.bsky.social research - Elitist Britain.

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Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 20d

Some fairly shocking stuff in the report this morning!
Explore the full data here: elitistbritain.suttontrust.com

Statistics on the private school background of leading professions

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Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 20d

Pleased to write about working class access to the media industry in @theguardian.com today. Our Elitist Britain research out today shows that almost half of columnists, commentators and top podcast hosts went to private schools. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This news just in: we hoped the middle- and upper-class capture of the media would lessen. It’s got worse | Carl Cullinane

Since our last survey, we find more columnists, podcasters and executives are from privileged backgrounds. That’s too narrow a segment of society, says Carl Cullinane, director of research and policy ...

www.theguardian.com

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Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 20d

Explore the Elitist Britain data on our (excellent) microsite!

The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 20d

If you want to learn even more, you can explore the data on Britain’s most powerful people with the interactive tool on our dedicated microsite for Elitist Britain 📊

Explore the site and the data viz to directly compare sectors and professions for yourself ⤵️

elitistbritain.suttontrust.com

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 20d

🚨 NEW: Britain’s most powerful people are still 5x more likely to have been privately educated than the general population.

Our brand-new research reveals that jobs in the media, business, charity, creative and public sectors remain dominated by those from private schools ⤵️🧵

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Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 20d

Lots of people say this, but not quite sure it's true? eg See www.nber.org/papers/w32711 and other papers on various other outcomes.

Does Income Affect Health? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Guaranteed Income

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

www.nber.org