social mobility

The Equality Trust says the UK should concentrate on lifting living standards and educational standards for all young people, not just those who are poor but bright.

The proportion of disadvantaged pupils at the best schools is around half of the average school, showing that their intakes are substantially different from the norm, says the Sutton Trust.

Social mobility ‘coldspots are likely to fall back even further from the rest of the country according to a new report of a cross-party MPs and peers inquiry into the regional attainment gap.

Young people today face an unprecedented era of falling real wages, declining opportunities, and stark inequalities in income, wealth and education. The dream of just doing better, let alone climbing the income ladder, is dying, according to a new study.