Social mobility

College principal to succeed Birbalsingh as social mobility chair

Alun Francis has been filling in as interim chair since 'country's strictest headteacher' resigned in January

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
EEF

EEF’s Sir Peter Lampl to step down as chair

Philanthropist to leave role 12 years after he helped found the evidence broker charity

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Birbalsingh says better behaviour key to solving Covid learning loss

Head of country's 'strictest school' quizzed by MPs on social mobility role

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Exam changes can’t compensate for Covid hit to disadvantaged pupils, says government

Changes to next year’s exams cannot compensate for pupils’ divided experiences during the pandemic, the government has said, even...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

PM announces £18m opportunity areas expansion, and £10m to boost quality of teaching

An £18 million extension of the opportunity areas programme and £10 million to improve teaching quality in four other...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Study to track Covid’s long-term impact on pupils’ life chances

A new study will track Covid’s long-term impact on the life chances of thousands of year 11 pupils. The...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

OECD: Target extra resources at schools serving disadvantaged areas

Policy makers must target extra resources towards schools supporting large numbers of disadvantaged pupils, according to a new report....

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

We’re one step closer to solving the social mobility conundrum

Today, the government published its ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’ report, which echoes many of the points made by the...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Social mobility isn’t about behaving like the middle class

We need to change the entire conversation on social mobility to have a chance of changing people’s lives for...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor