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Announcing our new Employer Advisory Group
Updated 21 February 2023 The Social Mobility Commission has today announced the membership of its new Employer Advisory Group (EAG). The Employer Advisory Group has been put in place to… read more
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Autumn Statement and Social Mobility
In more stable times, assessing the social mobility implications of policy is a difficult challenge. In an unpredictable period, this becomes much more complex. Every area of policy has some… read more
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Announcing our Employer Consultation
Thanks to everyone who attended the launch of our new Employer Consultation. It was great to see so many of you there! The consultation has now closed. If you missed… read more
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Seven new Social Mobility Commissioners appointed
Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, appoints 7 new commissioners to Social Mobility Commission board The appointments will support Katharine Birbalsingh in her role as Chair of the SMC… read more
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State of the Nation 2022 report – key insights
Our recently published State of the Nation 2022 report contains key insights on the state of social mobility right now in the UK. Using an innovative set of metrics, we… read more
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Birbalsingh launches ambitious framework to chart steps to success
The Social Mobility Commission has drawn up a new index, which will monitor actual mobility for the first time by comparing someone’s circumstances at birth with their outcomes in their… read more
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State of the Nation 2022: A fresh approach to social mobility
It is a great privilege for us to be writing this, as the new Chair and Deputy Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, on the day we publish our annual… read more
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Too much focus on a small minority getting to the top, warns SMC chair
The social mobility world is too fixated with a small minority of people from poor backgrounds getting into the best universities and elite professions, Katharine Birbalsingh will argue today (Thursday 09… read more