This blog is now archived
This blog is now archived
Please note that this blog is no longer being updated. For information about the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission please visit their GOV.UK page....
London schools: deliverology or collaboration?
...analysis suggests that this is – at best – only a partial explanation. In 2012, just 20% of inner London’s relative advantage over other areas could be explained by demographics,...
The professions and social mobility: time to step up
Posted by:
David Johnston, Posted on:
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Categories:
Accountancy, professions, Social Mobility, Uncategorized
...job applications, and something that stands out to employers who are looking for evidence you have the competencies they require. Access Accountancy features a number of the practical measures we...
Government response to child poverty and social mobility challenge - more pace, drive and ambition needed
Posted by:
Alan Milburn, Posted on:
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Categories:
Child Poverty, Social Mobility, Social Mobility and Child Poverty, Uncategorized
...with which Government is approaching these issues. Looking across the response, there are some good things in the document. I welcome the fact that the Government shares much of the...
Working poverty: what's going on?
Posted by:
Professor Paul Gregg, Posted on:
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Categories:
Child Poverty, Poverty, Social Mobility and Child Poverty
...full-time work but there are far higher risks of poverty among couples where there is only a full-time worker or the prime earner is self-employed. (Here around one in five...
First impressions on the Child Poverty Strategy: a missed opportunity?
...2011, before most of the reductions in spending took effect. Two-thirds of child poverty is now found in working households. In three-quarters of those families, someone works full-time. That is...
Who’s frightened of being middle class?
...to someone coming from a background where survival is paramount. Growing up poor, your brain is constantly working out how to get through today; and planning to work out tomorrow...
Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission: our new blog
...financial crisis has brought these concerns to the fore. In its wake a new public consensus has begun to emerge that unearned wealth for a few at the top, growing...