Young working-class people being ‘blocked’ from creative industries, study finds

Sutton Trust calls for improved access to creative education and industry dominated by upper middle-class

Young people from working-class backgrounds are being “blocked” from entering the creative industries, which remain “elitist” and inaccessible, according to research.

A report from the Sutton Trust found stark overrepresentation in the arts for those from the most affluent backgrounds, which it defines as those from “upper middle-class backgrounds”.