Social mobility
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Why focus on socio-economic background?
Whether you lead a manufacturing company or a professional services firm, the performance, productivity and commitment of your staff is key to your organisation’s success. Yet businesses across the country… read more
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Retail toolkit
Download a pdf version of the Retail Toolkit Retail is a hugely important part of our economy, and has a huge role to play in supporting social mobility. For many,… read more
Creative industries toolkit
Download a pdf version of the Creative Industries Toolkit Attracting and including a wide and diverse talent pool is a must for any forward-thinking team. Breaking down socio-economic barriers is… read more
Apprenticeships toolkit
Download a pdf version of the Apprenticeships Toolkit Apprenticeships are one of the best mechanisms available to employers to build diverse, talented and committed teams from the ground up. People… read more
Financial and professional services toolkit
Download a pdf version of the Financial and Professional Services Toolkit To create this toolkit, we worked with over 50 charities, membership bodies and employers within the legal, accountancy, management… read more
State of the Nation 2022: A fresh approach to social mobility
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) reports on where mobility is working well, alongside areas of concern, in its 2022 annual report, State of the Nation: A fresh approach to social… read more
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Cross-industry toolkit
Download the Employers’ toolkit: Cross-industry edition Appendix B: Key terms Socio-economic background ‘Socio-economic background’ is the term to refer to the particular set of social and… read more
Public attitudes towards social mobility and in-work poverty
Key findings Social mobility today 65 per cent of the public thought ‘who you know’ matters more than ‘what you know’. Three in four people said family background has significant… read more