20%
The proportion of families in the bottom third of the earnings distribution eligible for the existing offer of 30 hours of early education and childcare for three- and four-year-olds.
A Fair Start?
Promising primary school pupils from disadvantaged households fall
one grade
per subject behind equally talented affluent peers at GCSE.
Social Mobility: The Next Generation
1,000
The number of young people from under-represented areas that are ‘missing’ from 30 top universities each year, despite getting the grades.
25 Years of University Access
5%
Fewer degree apprentices are eligible for free school meals than those starting undergraduate study.
The Recent Evolution of Apprenticeships
People in Britain’s top jobs are
five times more likely
to have attended a private school than the general population.
Elitist Britain, 2019
This means that disadvantaged young people are
4.5 times less likely
to become a top earner than someone who attended a private school.
Universities and Social Mobility
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To change this, we work at every stage of a young person's life. We want to make sure that every child – no matter who their parents are, what school they go to, or where they live – has the chance to succeed.
