If you want to watch any of the sessions that took place, check out the recording of our livestream ⬇️

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We had multiple panels throughout the event, as well as breakout sessions, with a range of expert panellists discussing specific topics related to higher education and answering questions from attendees!

Our three keynote speakers included the Minister for Skills Jacqui Smith, former Education Secretary Damian Hinds (who was interviewed by BBC Education Editor @branwenjeffreys.bsky.social and the Founding Co-Director of Opportunity Insights John Friedman.

It was a fantastic day, kicked off with opening remarks from @carnegiecorp.bsky.social President Dame Louise Richardson and a panel chaired by our CEO @nickharrison73.bsky.social 🗣️

Rachel Brooks and Golo Henseke, the researchers who produced our report, also gave a presentation on the findings.

📺 You can watch a livestream of the event from around 8:45AM tomorrow, using this link ⬇️

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A range of expert attendees from various sectors are set to join us, alongside our keynote speakers: the Minister for Skills Baroness Smith of Malvern, the former Education Secretary @damianhinds.bsky.social, and Economist and Founding Co-Director of @oppinsights.bsky.social John Friedman 🗣️

The third panel will look at the ‘health’ of the HE sector in the US, outlining the state of play on opportunity and social mobility.

A second panel discussion, chaired by our Director of Programmes, Katy Hampshire, will focus on international learnings and best practice on widening participation.

The event will kick off with an exploration of the findings in the report with a presentation from the report authors.

Our CEO, @nickharrison73.bsky.social, will then chair a panel discussion on the research findings.

Thank you to @nuffieldfoundation.org for enabling us to conduct this research!

Much of our previous work has focused on the early years, uncovering evidence-based solutions to improve access to high-quality early education.

Browse our early years research ⬇️

www.suttontrust.com/our-research...

The project, which will include work from the Centre for Research in Early Childhood, will investigate the implementation, challenges, and effectiveness of school-based nursery provision in improving access to high quality early childhood education and childcare.

Our research has repeatedly highlighted worrying gaps in access to the technology that young people need to succeed, from adequate internet access to suitable devices for remote learning 💻

We look forward to continuing with our efforts to push for action on this issue.