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Employer newsletter – 20 October 2023
After a very busy September launching our State of the Nation 2023: People and Places report and accompanying Data Explorer tool we’re looking forward to spreading the word about what… read more
Quarterly Commentary: September 2023
Dear Reader, This September we published our State of the Nation 2023: People and Places report which looked at social mobility through the prism of protected characteristic and geography for… read more
Employer newsletter – 25th September 2023
If you want to receive regular updates from us, please complete this form to join our mailing list. It’s been a big month here at the Commission! On 12th September, our… read more
Benchmarking university access
One of these is to recommend a new benchmark that looks at the extent to which universities are supporting social mobility. While HESA, the OfS, Sutton Trust and others have… read more
Employer newsletter – 15 August 2023
We hope you are having a great summer break. Don’t have anything on your summer reading list? – Why not take a look at the recaps from our previous employers’… read more
Employer newsletter – 18 July 2023
We’re delighted that since our last newsletter our Interim Chair, Alun Francis, has been named as the government’s preferred candidate to take on the role of Chair of the SMC. … read more
Recap: Let’s Talk About Class
In organisations across the UK, there are conversations about the importance of diversity and inclusion going on at every level, but there’s a strong chance that class and socio-economic background… read more
Employer newsletter – 26 June 2023
Two weeks ago we previewed our new Data Explorer Tool, coming in September, and it was great to see so many of you at our demonstration events, either online or… read more
Quarterly Commentary: June 2023
Dear Reader, The Social Mobility Commission has had another very busy quarter, which included: The initial development of our upcoming pilot parenting campaign, which is aimed at supporting the early… read more
Social Mobility Awareness Day: Why does it matter?
Why does social mobility matter? It’s a great question, and one that is often not widely understood. Social Mobility Awareness Day is a great opportunity to inform and educate about… read more
Employer blog: Social Mobility Awareness Day
June 15th is Social Mobility Day, which means there’s never been a better time to talk about what social mobility is, why it matters and how we can all help… read more
Employer Blog: An award-winning outreach collaboration combatting socio-economic cultural bias in universities
Following on from last week’s Employer Masterclass: Outreach and Social Mobility, Enterprise shares with us how the award-winning outreach programme they have developed with a partner has impacted the lives… read more