Insider.co.uk:
Disadvantaged youngsters 'less likely to start the best apprenticeships'
30 November 2017
"Disadvantaged youngsters are less likely than their better-off peers to start the best apprenticeships, a new study reveals.
Research published by the Sutton Trust showed that seven per cent of young men and 11 per cent of young women who were eligible for free school meals take up a Higher-standard apprenticeship, compared to 14 per cent as a whole.
..The research was conducted by the Centre for Vocational Education Research at LSE and UCL Institute of Education."
Related Publications
"Better Apprenticeships – Access, quality and labour market outcomes in the English apprenticeship system", Alison Fuller, Chiara Cavaglia, Guglielmo Ventura, Lorna Unwin, Sandra McNally. The Sutton Trust, November 2017.
https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Better-Apprenticeships-1.pdf
CVER Research Paper,”Apprenticeships for Young People in England: Is there a Payoff?” Chiara Cavaglia, Sandra McNally and Guglielmo Ventura, November 2017. Paper No' CVERDP010 http://cver.lse.ac.uk/textonly/cver/pubs/cverdp010.pdf