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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.
Social Mobility 2017
11th July 2017
We published three research reports to coincide with our Social Mobility 2017 summit.
Read reportChain Effects 2017
29th June 2017
Our annual Chain Effects report analyses the effectiveness of the academies programme on the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.
Read reportParliamentary Privilege – The MPs 2017
10th June 2017
Our analysis of the educational backgrounds of MPs after the June 2017 election.
Read reportMobility Manifesto 2017
3rd May 2017
Our Mobility Manifesto sets out ten policies to put social mobility at the heart of the 2017 election campaign.
Read reportTeacher Polling 2017
11th April 2017
Our annual polling of teachers through the National Foundation for Educational Research.
Read reportAccess to Banking Polling
7th March 2017
Our polling through YouGov shows barriers to access for disadvantaged students in the banking and finance sectors.
Read reportSelective Comprehensives 2017
1st March 2017
Selective Comprehensives considers whether policy changes have had an impact on social selection in comprehensive schools.
Read reportGlobal Gaps
9th February 2017
This report draws on the 2015 OECD PISA scores to analyse attainment gaps in the UK.
Read reportScience Shortfall
27th January 2017
This research brief assesses the provision of specialist science teaching in secondary schools.
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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