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Social mobility in the workplace

A comprehensive guide to widening access for employers.

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Universities and Social Mobility

A look at the relationship between higher education and social mobility.

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Inequality in early years education

Unpacking the problems with the current early years system.

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Selective Comprehensives '24

Highlighting the issues with school admissions in England.

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The recent evolution of apprenticeships

Analysing the trends in apprenticeship take-up since 2015.

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The Opportunity Index

A detailed look at the geography of opportunity and social mobility.

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Oxbridge Admissions

4th February 2016

The research brief looks at undergraduate admissions to Oxford and Cambridge from a widening participation perspective, finding that the application processes differ significantly from...

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Making a Statement

28th January 2016

This report investigates whether the personal statement as part of university admissions advantages certain types of applicant over others.

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A Winning Personality

14th January 2016

This report examines the association between family background and characteristics related to personality and aspirations, and between these characteristics and adult career attainment.

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Evaluating Access

17th December 2015

This report reviews national and international research on widening participation and access programmes to find out which methods are most likely to help disadvantaged...

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Background to Success

12th November 2015

This report investigates patterns of academic attainment for different subgroups of a longitudinal sample of more than 3,000 students.

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Levels of Success

8th October 2015

Levels of Success looks at the earning potential of apprenticeships versus degrees, finding that the very best apprenticeships result in greater lifetime earnings than...

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Unfair Deal

23rd September 2015

Unfair Deal examines the impact on students of the changes to student loan terms announced in the 2015 Summer Budget, finding that disadvantaged students...

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Home Advantage

16th September 2015

Home Advantage analyses the current housing situation for the young and employed in London and offers innovative solutions to the crisis.

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Private tuition polling 2015

4th September 2015

The annual Sutton Trust/Ipsos-Mori survey of 11-16 year olds on private tuition in 2015 showed that Londoners are twice as likely as other children...

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COSMO Study

Major new cohort study examining the long-term impact of the pandemic on educational inequality and social mobility.

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