...too late. As the Scottish Government begins to implement its new programme, it should perhaps reflect on the messages in the Commission’s Cracking the Code research. It is essential that...
...Supplement the existing child poverty targets with new measures to give a more rounded picture of poverty and publish a new timescale for achieving them. Ensure that welfare reforms and...
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...
...will be for the new company to set its strategy. To ensure the creation of the new company serves all pupils well the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission recommends...
...adapt to their new social environment with detrimental impact on their ability to reach their potential. And the lack of effective networks and advice to help navigate this new alien...
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...
...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...
...why we called for the new child poverty strategy to deliver an ambitious detailed step-by-step plan for how the government will meet the 2020 targets. We looked for stronger action...
...The change has been driven by three things, two of which are good news: A big decrease in the proportion of children living in workless households: from 20% in 1996...
...businesses to monitor the social background of staff and new recruits. An increasing number of organisations are now collecting this data and it is one of the key steps being...