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  • Channel 4 - winner of 2013 Opening Doors Award

    Channel 4 won The Deputy Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence at the Opening Doors Awards.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Naomi Tamar - winner of 2013 Opening Doors Award

    Naomi Tamar won the Opening Doors Award for Inspirational Young Person.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • EE - winner of 2013 Opening Doors Award

    EE won the Opening Doors Award for Best Recruitment Scheme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Mark O'Reilly - winner of 2013 Opening Doors Award

    Mark O'Reilly won the Opening Doors Award for Inspirational Young Person.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Adam Taylor - winner of 2013 Opening Doors Award

    Adam Taylor won the Opening Doors Award for Inspirational Young Person.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Business leaders urged to ensure women can fully contribute to economic growth

    Maria Miller and George Osborne tell top businesses they need to do more for gender equality in the workplace.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First Opening Doors Awards handed out by Nick Clegg

    Opening Doors Awards are given to companies who work to help young people get a foot on the career ladder regardless of their background.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Alan Milburn: State of the Nation 2013

    The Chair of the Commission's statement on the launch of the 'State of the Nation 2013' report.

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  • Free school lunch for every child in infant school

    Nick Clegg announces free school lunch for every child in state-funded infant school and disadvantaged students in further education.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Making Britain fit for modern families: speech by Nick Clegg

    The Deputy Prime Minister gave a speech on helping Britain’s working families on 2 September 2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Free childcare extended to working families on low incomes

    20% of 2-year-olds from some of the poorest families are now eligible for free childcare – this number will double next year.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cities youth employment boost

    Nick Clegg announces a new boost for the government’s flagship programme, the Youth Contract, to get young people into jobs that last.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government internship scheme: experiencing life in Whitehall

    From school corridors to the corridors of Whitehall: youngsters get to experience life in government in a 2-week internship.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New appointment to the Commission

    The government has appointed Christian Guy to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.

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  • 160 students start Whitehall internships

    More than 160 students have begun internships in Whitehall as part of a programme to attract talented individuals to the Civil Service.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More action needed on in-work poverty

    The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission responds to the latest poverty figures published today

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  • A socially mobile Scotland can beat child poverty

    The Chair of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission on the importance of Scotland taking action to improve social mobility.

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  • Opening Doors campaign: Nick Clegg calls in the dragon to open up the jobs market for young people

    We’re on a mission to ask companies to open their doors to young talent and sign up to our Opening Doors campaign.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Prime Minister announces 2013 pupil premium finalists

    The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has written to schools selected as regional winners of the pupil premium.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Annual Report Call for Evidence

    The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission is seeking short contributions to inform its Annual Report in September.

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