The Trust’s Head of University Access, Jonny Tyndall, explores the evidence on summer schools and what we’ve learnt from our programmes.
The recent publication of TASO’s recent report Summer Schools in the time of COVID-19 was a welcome contribution to the evidence base on the efficacy of such programmes. The Sutton Trust has been running Summer Schools for 25 years. Over this time, we have supported over 35,000 high-attaining young people from less advantaged backgrounds both in-person and online. The publication of TASO’s report has encouraged us to reflect on the journey our Summer School programme has taken and the impact it has had, to hopefully provide some useful additions to the discussion.
