Tag: social mobility
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9 December, 2024Launching the Social Mobility Directory: Connecting employers with a mission to drive change
Launching the Social Mobility Directory: Connecting employers with a mission to drive change Social mobility remains a cornerstone of a fair and thriving society, yet many young people in the UK face systemic barriers that limit their potential. This inequality is not just a social issue – it’s an economic one, impacting the nation’s talent […]
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25 November, 2024Our response to The Sutton Trust’s research on the stark inequalities in access to creative industry careers.
Our response to The Sutton Trust’s research on the stark inequalities in access to creative industry careers. Younger adults from working-class backgrounds are 4 times less likely to work in creative industries compared to their middle-class peers. Meanwhile, both top-selling musicians and BAFTA-nominated actors are far more likely than the public to have attended private […]
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16 October, 2024Assumed Knowledge: A Hidden Barrier to Social Mobility
First-of-its-kind research exposes glaring inequalities in young people’s access to knowledge of the education system and careers, threatening equal opportunity for all. The Social Market Foundation, on behalf of Speakers for Schools, undertook a detailed study of the forms of knowledge that boost education and employment success. They found that access to ‘assumed knowledge’, that […]
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2 October, 2024Our response to the Youth Voice Census 2024
A closer look at the ‘Youth Voice Census 2024’ The ‘Youth Voice Census 2024’ has just been released by Youth Employment UK – the largest dataset of youth voices in the UK with over 5,000 contributing young people. As well as offering insight into crucial topics such as youth mental health, the findings highlight young […]
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23 September, 2024The Sutton Trust’s Life Lessons 2024 report – How are young people developing the skills for success
The Sutton Trust’s Life Lessons 2024 report – How are young people developing the skills for success While academic and subject-specific skills and knowledge are vital for young people, it is increasingly clear that broader ‘life skills’ – things like communication, resilience, motivation and confidence – are also needed for success, both in education and […]
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19 September, 2024New Partnership Between Speakers for Schools and The Hg Foundation to Boost Diversity in the UK Tech Sector
New Partnership Aims to Transform the UK Tech Sector by Boosting Diversity and Social Mobility Speakers for Schools partners with The Hg Foundation to launch ‘IntoTech’ – The UK based tech programme for under-16-year-olds, creating over 95,000 opportunities for underrepresented young people. To address the UK’s persistent diversity gap in the tech industry, The Hg […]
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8 February, 2022Government and private sector can support Levelling-Up through virtual work experience
Government and private sector can support Levelling-Up through virtual work experience Scaling up the number of work experience placements delivered virtually can meet the government’s objective of spreading opportunity more fairly, argues Speakers for Schools. The social mobility charity is calling on the government to include work experience in its “Levelling Up Agenda” and asks […]
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28 September, 2021Amplifying the voices of young people through our research
Making Up for Lost Time: Introducing the Latest Research Report by Speakers for Schools Download the Report (PDF) Download the Report (PDF) The start of a new academic year has traditionally signalled an exciting time of transition as many young people head to new destinations to continue their academic studies or enter the world of work for […]
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20 July, 2021The Social Mobility Commission report: State of the nation 2021
The Social Mobility Commission report: State of the nation 2021: Social mobility and the pandemic Against the backdrop of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Social Mobility Commission (SMC) has taken a deep look at the progress made in all four UK nations in tackling poverty, addressing inequality, and improving social mobility. The report reveals that across the […]
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26 March, 2021Building a future-proof talent pipeline for recruitment – Why work experience placements can really benefit your business
Building a future-proof talent pipeline for recruitment Why work experience placements can really benefit your business Building a reliable recruitment pipeline to safeguard your company’s future is one obvious way to ensure your business is built on firm foundations. But simply creating a pipeline will not cut it. If you want to assure the ongoing […]