Head of University Access & Digital @suttontrust. Chair of Governors @Coleridge_Edu.

Cambridge, England
Joined May 2019
📢Out today: @suttontrust new university guide: Advancing Social Mobility. Pleased to have helped lead this with @Erica_HoltWhite, bringing together evidence and practical examples from outreach to postgraduate study. Read it here: suttontrust.com/our-research…
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💬 “Widening participation teams shouldn’t be left to work around university policies that limit students’ chances of success.” @DattaJon on why improving social mobility requires a whole-institution approach by universities, in @HEPI_news ⬇️ buff.ly/pJBzyP0
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My piece for HEPI today. Universities have real expertise across outreach, academic departments & student services. The opportunity is to bring it together so the work that opens doors for students carries through into their experience once they arrive. @suttontrust @nickhillman
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AI may change the value of particular degrees and skills. It does not remove the wider advantages that university can provide. Interesting article in @thetimes by @LouisaClarence points out that in an AI world, human skills you learn at university, such as reasoning and communication, as well as the networks and connections you build, may be MORE important in the future. Anti-university rhetoric creates a danger that disadvantaged kids are put off going - and the advantages of Uni become concentrated in the better off. Uni is not for everyone, and we do need strong alternative routes to success. But, we should be cautious about advising against the university route too. @suttontrust
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⏱️ We’re hiring a Digital Platform Architect at @suttontrust to shape the next Sutton Trust Online: bringing together product, tech, data and AI to support more young people. You don’t need to be a full-stack developer. Apply by tomorrow, 18 Aug: recruitment.suttontrust.com/…
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Last year, Coleridge Community College ranked as the top school across the country for improvement in Attainment 8 for disadvantaged pupils. In our latest blog, Principal Matt Oughton reveals the changes they made to achieve this transformation ⬇️ suttontrust.com/news-opinion…
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Exclusive: Family income data will replace free school meals eligibility as the trigger for pupil premium and other deprivation funding for schools, the government has said schoolsweek.co.uk/pupil-prem…
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New @suttontrust research shows HE drives around 2/3 of UK upward mobility, however, access alone isn’t enough. The graduate premium has narrowed as participation grows. Task now: share the benefits fairly and strengthen routes beyond university. 🔗 suttontrust.com/our-research…
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Don’t miss our Head of University Access & Digital @DattaJon speaking to Sarah Dirrane this Tuesday in a live edition of The Student Outcomes Podcast, all about place, background, and opportunity ⬇️ @CosmosEngage cosmosltd.ac-page.com/the-st…
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📢Looking forward to joining Sarah for a live edition of The Student Outcomes Podcast on 11 November. We’ll be discussing how geography, background & policy shifts are shaping opportunity for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. 🎧 Register here: cosmosltd.ac-page.com/the-st…
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The Government’s Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper marks an important moment for higher education and social mobility in England. @DattaJon outlines what the announcement means for widening access to university in our latest blog ⤵️ suttontrust.com/news-opinion…
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We're partnering with @suttontrust and @Causeway_Edu to bring you the Teacher Champions Programme - a free CPD offer designed to help teachers and advisers support students into higher education and degree apprenticeships🌟 🔗 Register your interest: advancingaccess.ac.uk/events…
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📣 We're expanding our Teacher Champions programme for 2025/26! The programme will be delivered in collaboration with @Causeway_Edu and @AdvancingAccess – offering a comprehensive, one-stop shop of CPD for teachers and advisers. Read more ⤵️ suttontrust.com/news-opinion…
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🚨@suttontrust Teacher Champions is expanding for 25/26 with @Causeway_Edu + @AdvancingAccess! Free CPD for teachers: ✅ Evidence-led webinars ✅ Practical resources ✅ Flexible access Support your students into HE & degree apprenticeships: suttontrust.com/news-opinion…
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This morning, the Social Mobility APPG will focus on the geography of opportunity. ⬇️🧵 Check here for live updates during the meeting.
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It's great to see the launch of the @UPP_Foundation's inquiry into widening participation. We're pleased to see the inquiry draw on our research and highlight our work on widening access and we look forward to engaging with this process. Our response⬇️ suttontrust.com/news-opinion…
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Our Head of University Access & Digital, @DattaJon, discussed this issue in @SchoolsWeek back in November. He wrote about the inefficiencies within the current FSM system, as well as the advantages of moving towards a system of auto-enrolment ⬇️ schoolsweek.co.uk/fsm-reform…
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➡️Just 5% of medical students come from the lowest socio-economic backgrounds-despite that number doubling since 2012. ➡️75% of entrants come from higher socio-economic backgrounds.
🚨 NEW: Only a fraction of medical students come from working class backgrounds, despite recent efforts to widen access. Our new research finds persistent issues with access to careers in medicine, as working-class people remain hugely underrepresented in the profession 🧵⬇️
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UK Chemistry UGs responses so far: ⭐️Challenges being first generation ⭐️Growing up around high-achieving / hard-working peers shapes work ethic & expectations ⭐️Exclusion from events & struggling to fit in with more privileged peers Take the survey 👇 survey.alchemer.eu/s3/907959…
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Are you? ✔️ In Year 12 ✔️ Attending a state school ✔️ Thinking about applying to university Check out the @suttontrust Summer Schools: buff.ly/2KsLot0 #suttontrust
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