Researchers for the Sutton Trust say that the education system has “failed” to act as the “great social leveller” despite their belief that “specific education schemes and schools can transform young people’s lives”.
The dream of doing better in life is “disappearing” for young people growing up in the early 21st century due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and looming cost of living crisis, the report adds.
It also forecasts that income mobility levels in the UK could fall by as much as 12 percent driven by stark divides in Covid learning loss in schools, which could represent a “step-change” backward compared with other countries.
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