In 2020, we were ready to begin work on school admissions but as with many things this was disrupted by the pandemic. Charley O’Regan, our Senior Schools Engagement Manager, shares why reforming the admissions system is so important and why we need to refocus on the issue. If you would like to know more about our school admissions work, sign up for our school admissions mailing list.
For many school leaders there will be one thing on their mind in the second half of the autumn term: student recruitment. There will be the relentless schedule of open mornings and informal tours, the main event of ‘The Open Evening’ and for some schools even a media campaign. All with the aim of recruiting their next intake of students.
Prior to joining the Sutton Trust last month, I had been a senior leader for 6 years, most of those in a non-selective secondary school in a local authority with selective schools. Every single leader I worked alongside during those 6 years shared the same reasons for choosing this career as I did – to give children the best future possible. Social mobility is at the heart of why schools do what they do.
