Star Academies is one of the UK’s highest performing multi-academy trusts, with a strong track record of improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. Star is a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education and employment.
Many Star schools serve communities where white working-class children face persistent barriers to success. The trust firmly believes that every child, regardless of background, deserves the opportunity to thrive. Star is therefore leading this bold, sector-driven effort to understand the causes, learn from what works, and drive meaningful change in schools and communities across the country.
Star’s Chief Executive, Sir Hamid Patel CBE, is the co-chair for the Inquiry, alongside Baroness Estelle Morris. You can find out more about our co-chairs and Inquiry panellists here.
Star Academies has commissioned the Inquiry.
Public First is a consultancy that sits at the intersection of policy, communications and research. We exist to help organisations solve some of society’s hardest problems – and to do so in ways that cut through in public debate and change how government acts.
Public First understand how change really happens. The team has worked inside government, with foundations, charities and campaign groups, and with schools, universities and business – but our work is always grounded in the views of real people in real communities. To do so we test public opinion in all its forms, synthesise research and existing knowledge and turn the insight into actionable policy. Public First is part of SHGH, which holds the companies Public First, Stonehaven and Robertsbridge.
Public First is a Company Partner of the Market Research Society and members of the British Polling Council.
Public First is leading the delivery of the Inquiry research and is the Inquiry’s secretariat.
The Christopher and Henry Oldfield Trust is a UK-registered charity that supports initiatives addressing some of society’s most pressing challenges. The Trust funds programmes that expand opportunities for disadvantaged young people, reduce offending and reoffending and tackle issues such as homelessness. Through strategic grant-making, the Trust aims to empower communities, foster opportunity, and support long-term, sustainable change.
The Trust is funding the delivery of the Inquiry.