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Direct linkHolt-White, Erica; Montacute, Rebecca; Cullinane, Carl – Sutton Trust, 2020
When students apply for university in the United Kingdom (UK), they do so on the basis of 'predicted grades'. These grades influence both students' decisions of where to apply, and the decisions made by the institutions they hope to attend. But, they are, more often than not, incorrect, with 9% of students underpredicted and 75% overpredicted.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Admission, Educational Change, Admission Criteria
Holt-White, Erica; Montacute, Rebecca – Sutton Trust, 2022
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 young people taking exams this year have faced years of disruption to their educations, which has continued even when they've been back in the classroom. Mitigations for…
Descriptors: College Admission, Secondary School Students, College Applicants, Pandemics
Montacute, Rebecca; Cullinane, Carl – Sutton Trust, 2018
In 2011, the Sutton Trust published "Degrees of Success," which looked at university acceptance rates and how they differ by school type and area, finding state school pupils were considerably less likely to go to top universities than independent or grammar school pupils. "Access to Advantage" returns to the issues raised in…
Descriptors: Advantaged, Influences, Universities, Access to Education
Yarde, James; Shao, Xin; Anders, Jake; Cullinane, Carl; De Gennaro, Alice; Early, Erin; Holt-White, Erica; Montacute, Rebecca – Sutton Trust, 2022
The COVID Social Mobility & Opportunities (COSMO) study is a new national cohort study generating high-quality evidence about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected socio-economic inequalities in life chances, both in terms of short- and long-term effects on education, wellbeing, and career outcomes. A representative sample of young people in…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Social Mobility, Access to Education
Montacute, Rebecca; Cullinane, Carl – Sutton Trust, 2018
Parents from all backgrounds and walks of life want to do the best for their children. Unfortunately, for many reasons, this is easier for some more than others. Those with more money, education and confidence are more able to give their children the best possible chance of succeeding in the educational system and beyond. This is a key challenge…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent Financial Contribution, Parent School Relationship, School Choice
Montacute, Rebecca; Holt-White, Erica – Sutton Trust, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic poses significant challenges for higher education across the UK. This year's cohort of university applicants now face months of uncertainty, as they try to make decisions on their future amid exam cancellations and a new system to determine grades, all without face-to-face support from their school. For students currently…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Distance Education, Online Courses, Access to Computers
