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Social mobility in the workplace
A comprehensive guide to widening access for employers.
Universities and Social Mobility
A look at the relationship between higher education and social mobility.
Free For All?
30th May 2018
This report, co-authored with NFER, takes a snapshot of the free school programme in England.
Read reportEasyPeasy – Evaluation in Newham
15th May 2018
Fiona Jelley and Prof Kathy Sylva present findings from an efficacy trial on parental engagement using the EasyPeasy app.
Read reportBest in Class 2018
18th April 2018
For our Best in Class 2018 Summit, we surveyed teachers and school leaders in England and the US.
Read reportStop Start
4th April 2018
Stop Start analyses the decline, adaptation and struggle of Sure Start children's centres across England.
Read reportThe Lost Part-Timers
15th March 2018
Prof Claire Callender and John Thompson investigate the decline in part-time students in England.
Read reportHome and Away
27th February 2018
Sol Gamsu and Michael Donnelly explore how staying at home to study is differentiated by ethnicity and social background.
Read reportUnpaid, Unadvertised, Unfair
30th January 2018
This brief analyses the latest data to examine the cost of taking an unpaid internship in 2018.
Read reportParental Engagement Fund
11th January 2018
The Fund was set up to increase our knowledge of what works to engage parents and support child development.
Read reportCabinet Analysis 2018
9th January 2018
Our analysis of the educational background of Theresa May’s 2018 cabinet.
Read reportCOSMO Study
Major new cohort study examining the long-term impact of the pandemic on educational inequality and social mobility.
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