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Social mobility in the workplace
A comprehensive guide to widening access for employers.
Universities and Social Mobility
A look at the relationship between higher education and social mobility.
Baby Bonds
21st March 2014
This report includes a review of literature on attachment theory and considers its implications for public policy, particularly for disadvantaged children.
Read reportBallots and Banding
27th February 2014
This report analyses examples of how some local authorities and schools use pupil banding as part of the Year 7 admissions process.
Read reportPathways to Banking
28th January 2014
This report summarises research revealing how the financial services sector disproportionately recruits students with an independent education.
Read reportSound Foundations
22nd January 2014
This report provides a literature review of the evidence on the quality of early childhood education and care for children under three.
Read reportParent Power?
18th December 2013
This report uses YouGov polling to present a fascinating insight into the extent to which professional parents are able to gain an advantage over...
Read reportFamily background and access to high ‘status’ universities
13th November 2013
At least a quarter of the access gap to the top universities in England, the United States and Australia cannot be explained by academic...
Read reportPoor Grammar: Entry Into Grammar Schools Disadvantaged Pupils In England
8th November 2013
Research into grammar schools admissions reveals that that 2.7% of entrants to grammar schools are entitled to free school meals, whereas 12.7% of entrants...
Read reportThe Creation, Development And Present State Of Grammar Schools In England
8th November 2013
Report Overview A review of the developments in the grammar school system in England up to June 2013, written by David Jesson....
Read reportAccess to Grammar Schools for Disadvantaged Pupils
7th November 2013
This research by Amy Skipp and Fay Sadro looks at why children from disadvantaged backgrounds go or don’t go to grammar schools.
Read reportMajor new cohort study examining the long-term impact of the pandemic on educational inequality and social mobility.
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