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Find our latest news, blogs from the SMC and external contributors, and catch up on any events you missed with our recaps and recordings

9 May 2024

Business in the Community - Opening Doors

Our Commissioner, Parminder Kohli, speaks at an event highlighting findings from a groundbreaking research project to identify how employers can best support jobseekers from low socio-economic backgrounds.

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18 Apr 2024

Quarterly Commentary: April 2024

A summary of SMC's activities in Q1 written by Chair, Alun Francis.

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18 Apr 2024

“How can better data drive social mobility?” - a recap of our event with DEMOS

We recently hosted the second in our Think Tank panel event series in collaboration with DEMOS focused on the role of data in the social mobility debate. The event attracted a diverse range of experts and stakeholders to Whitehall.

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Text: Social Mobility Talks, hosted by Rob Wilson with guest Sir David Bell, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sunderland. Image showing Resham Kotecha and Ed Balls' faces.

11 Apr 2024

Social Mobility Talks: Regional Inequality in the UK

Resham Kotecha, Deputy Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, discusses regional inequalities, innovation, devolution, breakfast clubs and more with former Cabinet Minister Ed Balls.

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