Social Mobility Commission

@SMCommission

Official feed of the Social Mobility Commission. We monitor progress towards improving social mobility in the UK & promote social mobility in England.

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Aug 10
Launching today: Who gets in? 🎓 Our new research reveals almost 1 in 3 English unis under-enrolling disadvantaged students - even when they meet the entry requirements. To track this, we built the Social Mobility Coefficient - a ranking comparing unis. 🧵👇
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Social Mobility Commission
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Aug 21
Students from the most advantaged backgrounds are almost three times more likely to start university than their least advantaged peers.
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Aug 20
Higher-level apprenticeships (Level 4+) are booming now making up 40% of all starts. That’s great news for upskilling, but there’s a catch, Level 2 entry points have dropped by 28%. Are we losing a vital first rung of the ladder for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds?
Social Mobility Commission
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Aug 18
Our latest rankings show that when it comes to enrolling students from lower socio-economic backgrounds, universities in the capital take the top spots. How does your uni compare? bit.ly/4qpUEio
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Aug 17
Watch the full interview: shorturl.at/RolL0
Social Mobility Commission
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Aug 17
Exactly one month since @andyburnham became PM, we’re looking back at the conversation we had with him while he was still Mayor of Greater Manchester.
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