🚨 The Government has just announced that free school meals eligibility will be expanded to cover all children living in households that receive Universal Credit. This is a very positive move, marking a significant step towards taking hunger out of the classroom 👇🧵

🚨 State schools are quickly falling behind as a new AI digital divide is opening up in the education system. Our new report finds that private schools are way ahead on setting AI policies, dedicating staff to oversee its use, and providing training and resources ⤵️🧵

✍️ "While the debate over artificial intelligence in education is still raging, AI is already surging through our schools." Our Director of Research and Policy, Carl Cullinane, draws on our new research to discuss the impact of AI on education in Tes magazine 👇 tes.com/magazine/analy…

We have been campaigning on this for the last decade, so brilliant to see a substantive commitment from government to tackle this.

Big day personally with government announcements related to my last two jobs. Banning unpaid internships and Votes at 16. #humbled

Not much change since last year in GCSE results today. Regional gaps wide but unchanged;gap between state and private sector narrowed slightly after an increase last year. Main trend is grammar schools continuing to pull ahead of both comprehensives and private schools since 2019

Today is #GCSEResultsDay! Here’s what we know about the results as of yet ⤵️ 🧵

This reflects people catching up with the reality of the situation, but this is deeply corrosive to society.

Great to speak at the APPG on Social Mobility this morning, with two fantastic The Sutton Trust alums!

Great piece on Progress 8 and measuring school performance in Tes magazine. We should take this opportunity to bring in a measure that better captures the context a school is achieving in, while not losing sight of high standards: tes.com/magazine/analy…

🤔 Where do Britain’s most influential people go to school and university? Which professions are the most socially excusive? Tomorrow, we will publish Elitist Britain 2025, a landmark report updating on our previous research on elitism in 2019. Keep your eyes peeled! 👀

🚨 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 ⤵️🧵

Very pleased to be able to launch the 2025 version of Elitist Britain! Singing and dancing microsite here, where you can read the report and explore all the data!

Half of media columnists, commentators, and podcast hosts went to private school. Great piece from Carl Cullinane The Sutton Trust

🚨 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 👇 elitistbritain.suttontrust.com

🚨 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

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 👇

🚨 Labour Party Conference event 🚨 We're hosting a fringe event focusing on our latest research, Elitist Britain 2025. We'll be discussing how we can improve access to top jobs for working-class people. Join us in the Hilton Hotel Grace Suite 2 at 3:15PM ⬇️ #LabourConference