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Social Mobility in the Labour Force Survey
If policy makers are to develop effective policies to drive improved social mobility it is essential that there is a good understanding of current patterns of mobility and about how well the Government's policies are working in delivering on this goal. Improving data on …
Part-time numbers falling through the floor but nobody is mending the problem
Our State of the Nation highlighted a worrying fall in the numbers of part-time students. Universities UK (UUK) published a report yesterday showing further dramatic falls in part-time undergraduate study, which make uncomfortable reading for anyone interested in this mode …
Careers and enterprise company: an opportunity for social mobility
The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission welcomes the creation of a new public interest company to improve careers advice. Our annual report highlighted the current problems, including lack of enduring employer-school partnerships, patchy provision, and a lack of clarity …
Scottish schools cracking the social mobility code
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Last month our Chair, Alan Milburn and Douglas Hamilton held a series of meetings in Scotland to highlight the importance of social mobility, hear about the challenges facing Scottish society in making progress in improving it and to discuss the …
Low pay: time for an escape plan
The UK has a low pay problem that is getting worse. The number of people on low pay is up a quarter of a million year on year to more than five million, or around a fifth of workers. The …
Employers and social mobility: monitoring social diversity in the civil service
A number of people – including the Commission and many others – are concerned by the fact that those at the top of many of our professions are unrepresentative of the UK population. One question we have been asked in …
Apprenticeship starts drop by 15 per cent – trouble ahead or a welcome change?
Apprenticeships are a route to social mobility. Research has shown that apprentices earn more over their working life than those who just do A-levels. And with the six-fold growth of higher apprenticeships since 2010/11 there are more chances than ever …
Reflections on the mobility problem in Britain
Today saw the publication of an interesting new study from the University of Oxford analysing trends over time in social mobility from a sociological perspective. As the authors note, while “social mobility is now a matter of greater political concern…the …
A Living Wage Decade
Living Wage Week 2014 brings mixed news about efforts to tackle low pay. While the number of accredited Living Wage employers has increased to over 1,000 this has not been enough to stop the number of people on low pay …
State of the Nation 2014
Our annual State of the Nation report was laid before the UK Parliament on 20 October. In it we assess the progress that the UK is making on improving social mobility and reducing child poverty and the contributions being …