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Friday, 10 July 2020
Sandra Wallace and Steven Cooper appointed as interim chairs of the Social Mobility Commission....
Tuesday, 23 June 2020
New research finds that the apprenticeship system is failing people from disadvantaged backgrounds....
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
A third of the commission's key social mobility recommendations over the last 7 years have not been acted upon by government departments....
Thursday, 06 February 2020
Employers can attract and develop employees from all socio-economic backgrounds by using the new employers' toolkit....
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Poll highlights stark regional differences in people's perceptions of their life prospects....
Thursday, 18 July 2019
Report about huge disparities in participation of extra curricular activities depending on children's social background....
Monday, 24 June 2019
A report which highlights that Britain's most influential people are more likely to have attended private schools....
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
The Social Mobility Commission's State of the Nation 2018 to 2019 report highlights inequality in Britain and sets out key findings and recommendation...
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
Report highlighting that well-paid, highly-trained workers keep learning as low-skilled workers miss out ...
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
To coincide with relaunch, we're publishing the 2018 social mobility barometer. It shows a deep divide between rich and poor and pessismism amongst th...
Monday, 13 August 2018
Call for the public to get involved in improving social mobility in the UK....
Friday, 03 August 2018
Applications are now closed. The panel are currently reviewing candidates....
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
Report highlights the stark social mobility postcode lottery that exists in Britain....
Sunday, 22 October 2017
New poll reveals that the majority of the UK public support a legal ban on unpaid internships and unpaid work experience lasting more than 4 weeks....
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Analysis finds that Britain's low-paid workers are permanently stuck in low-paid jobs, and that social mobility in the UK will stall without action....
Wednesday, 06 September 2017
Report finds that young Muslims are less likely to succeed in the labour market than any other faith group....
Sunday, 02 July 2017
Report finds that many low-cost government backed home ownership schemes are most likely to benefit better-off buyers...
Tuesday, 27 June 2017
Report shows that government policies over the last 20 years have delivered little progress on social mobility in Britain....
Tuesday, 20 June 2017
Social Mobility Employer Index announces top 50 UK employers who have taken the most action to improve social mobility within the workplace....
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
Social mobility barometer exposes pessimism among young people and stark geographical divide....
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Education Secretary Justine Greening opens conference on the causes and consequences of declining social mobility in Britain....
Sunday, 26 March 2017
Research shows a rise in 'bank of mum and dad' helping their children onto the housing ladder....
Monday, 27 February 2017
Research finds that progress made by poor pupils in primary school is all but wiped out during secondary school....
Monday, 20 February 2017
This research brings together evidence on parenting behaviours and the extent to which public policy can support parents....
Thursday, 26 January 2017
Professional people from working class backgrounds are paid £6,800 less than their colleagues from more affluent backgrounds....
Wednesday, 28 December 2016
Poor white boys do worse in schools but black and Asian Muslim young people, girls especially, do worse for jobs....
Thursday, 15 December 2016
Northern businesses have a crucial role in boosting social mobility says the Rt Hon Alan Milburn....
Monday, 05 December 2016
A Social Mobility Commission report shows a wide progression gap between post-16 choices made by bright poor kids and their affluent peers....
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Britain's social mobility problem is getting worse for young people....
Monday, 24 October 2016
New index showcases companies which access talent from all backgrounds....
Environment Agency New plans for Guildford flood defence scheme to go on show
Department of Health and Social Care Healthcare innovator appointed to Health Data Research Service
HM Treasury Chancellor appoints Business Adviser
Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain Pushed past the limits
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office WTO General Council December 2025: UK Statement
Department for Transport New chairs of Network Rail and DFTO named
Home Office New rules on police requesting counselling notes come into force
Disclosure and Barring Service DBS launches new Customer Satisfaction Survey to improve services