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Social Mobility Commission calls for end to child poverty as it unveils ambitious plan to put social mobility at the heart of post pandemic recovery
It is important to look at why places with low social mobility coincide with certain demographic groups, says the SMC.
New research by the Social Mobility Commission shows that civil servants from poorer backgrounds are less likely to make it to senior levels.
The Equality Hub begins recruitment for a new Chair of the Social Mobility Commission (SMC).
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The SMC is now sponsored by the Minister for Women and Equalities, as part of the Equality Hub, to advise on the importance of social mobility in the UK.
Student’s choice of post-16 technical course is a driving force of the gender pay gap between the most disadvantaged men and women, according to a new Social Mobility Commission (SMC) report.
A new poll by the Social Mobility Commission reveals a growing gulf between social classes and a mental health crisis that needs to be addressed.
The Budget could have gone further to ensure funds will drive the right outcomes for the most disadvantaged, says Social Mobility Commission.
The government needs to ensure teacher graded exams are fair and to think beyond summer schools in coronavirus education recovery plan, says the SMC.
The government's new Skills for Jobs White Paper is welcome - but long-term funding is vital to ensure its success, says the Social Mobility Commission.
SMC Commissioner and academy vice-principal Sammy Wright asks whether plans to mitigate for 2021 exams in the face of COVID will leave many more disadvantaged.
The Education Secretary should put extra funding in place to let pupils resit this school year, says the Social Mobility Commission.
The Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, sets out the Government's new approach to tackling inequality across the UK.
The Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, sets out the government's new approach to tackling inequality across the UK.
The commission has revealed plans to join the Cabinet Office to advise the Minister for Women and Equalities on the importance of social mobility.
Plans for generous grading for 2021 exams are welcome, but the government must ensure disadvantaged students are not left out, says the Commissioner for Schools and Higher Education.
The Social Mobility Commission has made a series of recommendations towards plans for next year's exams in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new report looks at downward social mobility, its impact and the differences between voluntary and involuntary downward social mobility.
Some families face generations of being disadvantaged, a new report shows.
A key report shows the early years workforce in England is underpaid, overworked and undervalued.
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