…to protect children and young people from less well-off backgrounds from the worst effects of the pandemic. From the introduction of furlough itself and the Mutual Aid community groups that…
A Liveable NHS Bursary is needed to make medicine truly accessible to all
…towards their (adult) children’s living costs, and this would be deducted from the total amount of bursary they can access. This is communicated to parents via a letter from NHS…
An equal chance at Olympic success?
…and boxing went to a comprehensive school. Comparing to our previous analysis from 2019, the proportion of athletes who attended an independent school falls below the 43% of the England…
A Fair Start? How the government can tackle inequalities in the early years
…in opportunities between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and those from more affluent families, which emerges very early on in a child’s life. So far, this potential has not materialised in…
A Fair Start? The costs of an unfair system
…careers. A Freedom of Information request by the Early Years Alliance revealed funding rates paid to childcare providers for the so-called ‘free childcare’ places are just two-thirds of what the…
Moving in the right direction: Social mobility and university access
…university had been critical to his own social mobility story. He wanted the same opportunities to be available to more young people from lower-income backgrounds. But back then, widening participation…