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12 April 2026

Tag: social mobility

Poverty matters. But it’s not the whole story

Poverty must never be used as an excuse for underperformance. If we truly believe in the potential of every learner, we must move beyond deficit narratives and focus on what helps poor children succeed

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is delivering it with a ‘Multiversity’ built in Britain’s most famous seaside town Alun Francis is practising what he preaches as chair of the government’s Social Mobility Commission at the Blackpool college he runs. In a town […]

Social mobility is about education for people of all ages

Justine Greening may be gone, but her social mobility plan lives on. Ruth Spellman wants to see much more adult education. In December last year, Justine Greening released her plan to improve social mobility through education. With her exit from Cabinet this week, the sector is right to be concerned that further disruption will distract […]

‘Social mobility’ means nothing without financial support for FE

This Conservative government certainly talks the talk when it comes to social mobility. But, as Emily Chapman explains, it doesn’t walk the walk when it comes to FE students. Social mobility has become a bit of a buzzword for the current Conservative government. Justine Greening claims that education is at the heart of social mobility, […]