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Secondment opportunity

Please note that the deadline to apply for this opportunity has now passed.  The Social Mobility Commission is looking to appoint two secondees to join our dynamic secretariat on a… read more

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Letter from the Minister for Women and Equalities to Katharine Birbalsingh CBE

6 January 2023 Dear Katharine I am writing to accept your resignation as Chair of the Social Mobility Commission. I want to congratulate you on your achievements as Chair and… read more

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Letter from Katharine Birbalsingh CBE to the Minister for Women and Equalities

6 January 2023 Dear Kemi I hope this email finds you well. Sadly, I am writing to let you know that I will be stepping down as Chair of the Social… read more

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Alun Francis Named Interim Chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Alun, previously Deputy Chair of the SMC and current Principal and Chief Executive of Oldham College, will replace the outgoing Chair Katharine Birbalsingh. Minister for Women and Equalities, Kemi Badenoch… read more

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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

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