[asset_library_tag 7,In its first report, Seven Key Truths About Social Mobility], the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility said improved parenting skills, school readiness, quality of teaching and a level playing field of out-of-school opportunities for children are essential to improve social mobility in the UK.
It suggested that narrowing the gap in children’s earliest years to enable school readiness will improve school achievement and redress imbalances that mean a fifth of top university places go to privately education students, when only seven per cent of children go to fee-paying schools.
The all-party group was formed last year to examine why social mobility in Britain is low compared with international standards.
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