1989 babies almost three times more likely to have a degree compared to those born in 1958, analysis shows
Children born to non-graduate parents in 1989 were almost three times more likely to get a degree compared to those...
Social Mobility
Exeter wins award for widening access to higher education
The University of Exeter has won the NEON HE Institution of the Year Award for widening access to higher education...
Care leavers face ‘acute challenges’ in transition to adulthood, analysis shows
Care leavers in England are over ten times more likely than their peers to not be working or studying in...
University of Exeter social mobility expert elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
A University of Exeter leading social mobility expert has been honoured for her research to promote access to education. Professor...
School parent plans needed to tackle persistent truancy crisis
Schools should be helped to develop much more effective engagement plans with parents to tackle the national persistent truancy crisis,...
New University of Exeter tutoring scheme to boost children’s literacy
A new tutoring scheme for hundreds of children in the South West will help to boost literacy in the region....
Feature: Professor Martin Siegert
On the outskirts of a Suffolk village, Martin Siegert huddled inside a small hut as the freezing February rain speared...
Sir Michael Barber to chair work to improve life prospects across the South-West
Sir Michael Barber, a world-renowned expert on government delivery, will chair the newly created South-West Social Mobility Commission. The Commission’s...