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Recent research published by The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission ranks Conservative-run Westminster as ‘the best performing area’ in England for providing life chances for young people and reducing child poverty.
In this section, we focus on the following drivers of social mobility: Conditions of childhood. Educational opportunities and quality of schooling. Work opportunities for young people. Social...
Our latest Social Mobility Barometer 2021 surveys 4,693 UK adults and gives a timely snapshot of perceptions of where the pandemic has impacted most, who has suffered and what needs to be...
Our third trainee was Richard Callaghan, and the three of us would set forth at lunchtime, armed with our luncheon vouchers, to various greasy spoon restaurants (never the pub in those days), for all the world like a trio of overgrown schoolboys. John had married Margaret on 2nd January 1965 and always thereafter his family were the keystone of his life.
This report assesses the progress that Great Britain has made towards improving social mobility. It puts the social mobility index at the heart of the report and ranks all English local...
Our measurement framework has shown that there are differences in mobility prospects for people from different backgrounds, with, for example, parental education, occupation and ethnicity playing...
Poor children are more likely to realise their full potential if they live in a London borough than anywhere else in the country, new figures claim. A report reveals the UK’s top 10 places for...
The new report shows that the University of Westminster admitted 22% of students who were previously eligible for free school meals, with one in four going on to well-paid jobs. This gives Westminster a social mobility rating of 5.6% which is the second highest among universities in England.
Some key findings from the poll on how the public thinks the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted social mobility include: Over half the public (56%) think the pandemic has increased social...
Improving social mobility could add £1.8 billion to the UK’s business profits annually. Failing to act costs us £19 billion a year. Last week, I hosted the launch of the Social Mobility Alliance in Parliament, and one voice stood out: Salma from Sheffield, an Oxford student who spoke about the hidden financial barriers to university ...