Social mobility

Government's Social Mobility Tsar Thinks Boris Johnson Is Not A Good Role Model For Children

Katharine Birbalsingh, labelled Britain’s strictest headteacher, says "his personal life...does make me sort of raise an eyebrow".
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Government's Own Social Mobility Office Tells Boris Johnson To Extend Free School Meals

Pressure continues to build on the PM over Marcus Rashford's campaign to end holiday hunger for England's poorest kids.
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Boris Johnson Warned Of 'Appalling' Record On Social Mobility - Even Before Coronavirus Crisis

There are 600,000 more children living in relative poverty than in 2012.
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Snobbery Against Colleges As Higher Education Institutions Must End

Colleges continue to be crucial in driving social mobility and providing the skills necessary to boost local and regional economies, Gill Furniss MP writes.
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This Is How Many Of Boris Johnson’s Cabinet Members Had A Private Education

The new Tory PM did not promote an LGBT politician and just 25% of his cabinet is female.
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Next PM Must Tackle 'Privilege Hoarders' To Close Class Divide, Justine Greening Warns

Ex-education secretary tells Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt to focus on Britain's dire social mobility record.
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Britain's Most Powerful 'More Likely To Have Been Privately Educated'

'Scandalous' new report by the Sutton Trust and the Social Mobility Commission comes as ex-public schoolboys vie to be PM.
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Working Class Feel Forced To Hide 'Embarrassing' Background, Warns Social Mobility Chief

"They can feel they need to dress differently, speak differently and pretend to understand cultural references they’re not familiar with."
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Why Our Knife Crime Crisis Shows Social Mobility Still Matters

We like to claim that we’re living in a true meritocracy, but there is no denying that opportunities are hard to come by if you’re not in the ‘right circles’ or groups
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When Will Britain Acknowledge Our Countryside Poverty?

Has social mobility stopped? Certainly not, but if you live in a rural area your chances are being constrained
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