Jon Datta

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

[Jon Datta @DattaJon]

📢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: https://t.co/IL6YUWd6jK

[Jon Datta @DattaJon]

@suttontrust @Coleridge_Edu 👏🏼

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

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 ⬇️

https://t.co/SWqZofarLN

[Schools Week @SchoolsWeek]

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

https://t.co/jyyEydm7DA

[Jon Datta @DattaJon]

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. 🔗 https://t.co/iSDByjhcbE

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

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

https://t.co/4vfU7OR1VQ

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

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 ⤵️

https://t.co/lGfl9jJ3ID

[Advancing Access @AdvancingAccess]

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: https://t.co/o2EkSj545n

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

📣 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 ⤵️

https://t.co/CoVXoHEuKd

[Jon Datta @DattaJon]

🚨@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: https://t.co/yuOfhTxWxf

[Social Mobility APPG @SocMobAPPG]

This morning, the Social Mobility APPG will focus on the geography of opportunity.

⬇️🧵 Check here for live updates during the meeting.

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

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⬇️

https://t.co/4Pdo6ycTqV

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

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 ⬇️

https://t.co/KM3IOgXI17

[Jon Datta @DattaJon]

➡️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.

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

🚨 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 🧵⬇️

[Dr Stephen Hendry CChem MRSC @DrStephenHendry]

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 👇
https://t.co/CVIAVgjUtD

[Helen Maguire BEM MP 🔶 @helenmaguiremp]

Are you?

✔️ In Year 12
✔️ Attending a state school
✔️ Thinking about applying to university

Check out the @suttontrust Summer Schools: https://t.co/YCOUpBeHFk

#suttontrust

[Advancing Access @AdvancingAccess]

The UCAS Personal Statement is changing for 2026 entry! Join our free webinar on 5th March to get up to speed.
🎓New format & questions
🎓What @RussellGroup universities expect
🎓Strong vs weak examples

For teachers & advisers - sign up now: https://t.co/jEWrcMDlux

[Jon Datta @DattaJon]

🚨More students from the NE, NW, SW, Scotland, Wales & NI should have the chance @GaryNunn1 had: https://t.co/uYnyJq9YHS

His @suttontrust Summer School experience changed his life-could it change a young person’s you know?

📅 Apply by 6th March
🔗 Apply: https://t.co/AFccV4H0fc

[Jon Datta @DattaJon]

There are alternative models for accountability-this one suggests moving beyond flawed progress measures: https://t.co/uGqEIYe51Z

A fairer system must reflect school context. What would that look like?

[Jon Datta @DattaJon]

If Progress 8 remains the key accountability measure, schools with the most disadvantaged intakes will continue to be unfairly penalised. Accountability must take context into account. More by @BarlowCaroline for @SchoolsWeek: https://t.co/IuP4JhZM60

[Jon Datta @DattaJon]

New Ofsted ‘report cards’ aim to provide a broader view of school performance. But will they lead to meaningful reform, or just tweak a broken system? https://t.co/kVuJnzDfC2