…this has changed since 2014. Unfortunately, despite many calls for increased diversity in higher level positions, very little has improved over the years. The report identified isolated pockets of change…
Legally privileged: Law’s perpetual social mobility problem
…training contracts (for trainee solicitors) and pupillages (for trainee barristers) highly competitive. Even if you get a foot in the door, those who become self-employed face significant financial pressures, especially…
Maintained nurseries: ‘The jewel in the social mobility crown’
…employ highly qualified nursery nurses who are specialists in child development and high-quality teaching assistants who are able to model complex language and act on their own initiative. All staff…
Campaigning for #BetterApprenticeships
…an apprenticeship. However, the polling also revealed that teachers are still unlikely to recommend apprenticeships to their highest achieving pupils, highlighting that there is still a long way to go…
#BetterApprenticeships summit
…The morning began with opening remarks from Sutton Trust founder Sir Peter Lampl. He stressed the importance of high quality apprenticeships for improving social mobility and highlighted that for every…
Waning opportunity? Social mobility and the General Election
…which we released last week, sets out 25 recommendations to turbo boost this aim. It covers everything from a need to invest in high quality community-based children’s centres, to banning…