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Social Mobility – why impact matters
Carol Sommerville is Chief People Officer at Compass Group UK & Ireland and is a member of the Social Mobility Commission’s Employer Advisory Group.
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Social Mobility Commission launches Childhood Origins of Social Mobility Report
The Childhood Origins of Social Mobility Report examines factors that influence social mobility in the UK, offering insights into the complex relationships between parental backgrounds, childhood experiences, and future life chances.
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Who are Britain’s left behind and what is to blame?
Anyone who has lived or worked in poor communities knows they are complex. When it comes to supporting these communities, solutions are often in short supply or ineffective. Here SMC Chair, Alun Francis shares his view with the FT on the current issues facing Britain’s left behind communities.
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Social Mobility Talks: The Value of Qualifications
In this latest episode of the “Social Mobility Talks” podcast, Rob Wilson, Deputy Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, discusses the value of qualifications with former Minister for Universities and Science, The Rt Hon. Lord Willetts FRS.
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SMC breaks new ground with launch of think piece series
The SMC has published three leading-edge think pieces, written by experts in their fields, to explore a range of economy-focused perspectives on social mobility.
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Developing Skills and Talent: Social Mobility and Post-16 Education
How can we improve outcomes for non-graduates entering the job market? And how can the careers system enable greater social mobility? These are just some of the questions answered at our expert-led panel.
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EYFS: Sure Start wasn’t perfect, but lessons can be learned
Despite new research highlighting the positive impact of Sure Start, there are reasons why the scheme shouldn’t simply be relaunched, says Alun Francis, Chair of the Social Mobility Commission.
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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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Quarterly Commentary: April 2024
A summary of SMC’s activities in Q1 written by Chair, Alun Francis.
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“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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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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Social Mobility Talks episode 8: The importance of early years
Rob Wilson, Deputy Chair of the Social Mobility Commission hosts the latest edition of our podcast with Sir David Bell, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sunderland, discussing early years care… read more