Index indicators
Additional statistics
Arguments
Children with special needs are not well enough supported
Children with special needs are not well enough supported
Genetic differences only play a small part in determining educational outcomes
Genetic differences only play a small part in determining educational outcomes
High levels of inequality lead to low levels of social mobility
High levels of inequality lead to low levels of social mobility
People from poorer backgrounds are less likely to get to and do well at university
People from poorer backgrounds are less likely to get to and do well at university
People from poorer backgrounds do less well at school
People from poorer backgrounds do less well at school
The education system can never totally compensate for disadvantage
The education system can never totally compensate for disadvantage
There is little relationship between merit and reward
There is little relationship between merit and reward
Cited policy reports or articles
David Cameron, David Beckham, and the UK's social mobility problem
David Cameron, David Beckham, and the UK's social mobility problem
Jan 4, 2019
Higher education, career opportunities, and intergenerational inequality
Higher education, career opportunities, and intergenerational inequality
Oct 13, 2016
Measuring Unfair Inequality: Reconciling Equality of Opportunity and Freedom from Poverty
Measuring Unfair Inequality: Reconciling Equality of Opportunity and Freedom from Poverty
Sep 16, 2021
The myth of meritocracy: who really gets what they deserve?
The myth of meritocracy: who really gets what they deserve?
Oct 19, 2018
Cited attitudinal and framing research
Stories from partner organisations
British children in poverty with no beds to sleep in or clean clothes to wear
British children in poverty with no beds to sleep in or clean clothes to wear
This documentary explores how cuts to children's services are affecting the poorest families and disrupting their children’s education
I don’t know how my school would function without teaching assistants
I don’t know how my school would function without teaching assistants
Southampton headteacher Sian Carr talks about the impact of the cost of living crisis on teaching assistants
It's always going through my head - am I falling behind?
It's always going through my head - am I falling behind?
Kaydence lives in a remote area of Scotland and has been home-schooling while caring for her disabled sister
It's not fair to expect people and their children to hop about from home to home
It's not fair to expect people and their children to hop about from home to home
Lucie talks about the regular stress and upheaval for her and her children of having to move seven times in the last 11 years
The cost for our daughter to attend nursery is more than our mortgage
The cost for our daughter to attend nursery is more than our mortgage
Megan talks about how, although she is training full-time as a midwife, she only gets 15 hours of free childcare per week
If you grow up in poverty, there are so many more things against you
If you grow up in poverty, there are so many more things against you
Two friends, Amelia and Naomi, share their different experiences of poverty and the impact it has had on them
