Our Priorities

20%: The proportion of families in the bottom third of the earnings distribution eligible for the existing offer of 30 hours of early education and childcare for three- and four-year-olds.

A Fair Start

Promising primary school pupils from disadvantaged households fall one grade per subject behind equally talented affluent peers at GCSE.

Social Mobility: The Next Generation

1,000: The number of young people from under-represented areas that are ‘missing’ from 30 top universities each year, despite getting the grades.

25 Years of University Access

5%: Fewer degree apprentices are eligible for free school meals than those starting undergraduate study.

The Recent Evolution of Apprenticeships

People in Britain’s top jobs are five times more likely to have attended a private school than the general population.

Elitist Britain, 2019

This means that disadvantaged young people are 4.5 times less likely to become a top earner than someone who attended a private school.

Universities and Social Mobility

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Early years

The first years of a child’s life play a significant role in determining their chances later in life

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Schools and colleges

The gap in outcomes between lower income young people and their wealthier peers is significant

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Higher education

Getting a university degree remains one of the surest routes to social mobility

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Apprenticeships

High-quality apprenticeships have the potential to be powerful vehicles for social mobility

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Access to the workplace

It is important we make use of the talents of all sections of our society

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