Things to Read: try the Sutton Trust's Research

What is the Sutton Trust?

The Sutton Trust is an educational charity in the united Kingdom which aims to provide educational opportunities to young people from non-privileged backgrounds. The charity was set up by the millionaire philanthropist Sir Peter Lampl. Sir Peter Lampl worked extensively outside the UK and made his money through creating a private equity firm called the Sutton Company.  Lampl is not from a privileged background and his father was a Czech refugee who came to Britain in 1938.  He was state grammar school educated and went to Oxford University and the London Business School. Lampl believes that England’s present education system contributes less to social mobility than it did previously and he is passionate about increasing the educational opportunities for children from non-privileged backgrounds.  This is why he set up the Sutton Trust and its research makes interesting reading.  Lampl has been quoted as saying "a kid like me had little to no chance of making it to Oxbridge or another Russell Group university".

To read the Sutton Trust research on: Toolkit of Strategies to Improve Learning - Summary for Schools, Spending the Pupil Premium go to the following link http://www.suttontrust.com/research/