ESTELLE MORRIS ASKS HOW CAN TEACHERS HELP TO IMPROVE SOCIAL MOBILITY? - THE GUARDIAN

23 October 2012

Creating a school system that delivers greater social mobility now seems to feature on everyone's list of priorities. Alan Milburn, the government adviser on social mobility, has just presented his report calling for a return of the education maintenance allowance and for universities to increase their outreach efforts. Although none of the political parties has chosen to address the biggest class divide – that created by private education – the debate about how to close the attainment gap within the state system is very much alive.... Read the full article here