Sentences with phrase «chance of social mobility»

Westminster, in the top 10 for funding, is rated as giving its disadvantaged young people the highest chance of social mobility in the country.

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But balancing the books is something we have to do today, so we can go on to do the things we want tomorrow: create a sustainable, balanced economy; provide the best life chances for all our children and young people; and build a society of growing opportunities and social mobility.

Asked if social mobility was now more important than proportional representation in negotiations following the election of a hung parliament, Clegg said: «If you ask me what are the priorities for me, yes, the priority is absolutely about giving children a fair chance.

«Income volatility can lead to debt accumulation and financial insolvency, increasing the chances of bankruptcy and downward social mobility.

In their experiments, Witten and her team gave two mice a chance to socialize in a cage that limited the mobility of one of the mice (the «social target»), so the test mouse could choose whether or not to go to the target for friendly behaviors like sniffing and grooming.

The sharp segregation of these groups from mainstream opportunity limits their chances for social mobility and encourages prejudice against them.

Social mobility The issue of social mobility is what appears to be at the heart of the debate, with supporters saying it is good for social mobility as it give the most gifted better chances through a better education, and the detractors warning it leaves behind those that don't pass the entrance test, who are disproportionately from disadvantaged backgrSocial mobility The issue of social mobility is what appears to be at the heart of the debate, with supporters saying it is good for social mobility as it give the most gifted better chances through a better education, and the detractors warning it leaves behind those that don't pass the entrance test, who are disproportionately from disadvantaged backgrsocial mobility is what appears to be at the heart of the debate, with supporters saying it is good for social mobility as it give the most gifted better chances through a better education, and the detractors warning it leaves behind those that don't pass the entrance test, who are disproportionately from disadvantaged backgrsocial mobility as it give the most gifted better chances through a better education, and the detractors warning it leaves behind those that don't pass the entrance test, who are disproportionately from disadvantaged backgrounds.

But the Government's focus on social mobility does show it means business on transforming the life chances of young people and I hope this is just the start of good things to come.

Some 72 % of people also thought «good and meaningful» enterprise education and experiences in schools improve social mobility, which has the potential to transform young people's life chances.

Thus, the case for charter schools today is almost always made in social - justice terms — promoting charters» success in closing achievement gaps, boosting poor kids» chances of upward mobility, and alleviating systemic inequities.

Schools Minister Nick Gibb gave a speech at the Best in Class Summit, taking place at Sutton Trust, outlining the government's reforms to transform life chances through education and make schools the «engines of social mobility

Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP for Harlow, chair of the Education Committee, said: «Without stronger powers the Social Mobility Commission will do little to tackle social injustices and give the most vulnerable in society the chance they deserve to climb the ladder of opportSocial Mobility Commission will do little to tackle social injustices and give the most vulnerable in society the chance they deserve to climb the ladder of opportsocial injustices and give the most vulnerable in society the chance they deserve to climb the ladder of opportunity.

They are proving to be the most effective way of transforming children's life chances and promoting social mobility across the country.»

Vernon Kay kicked - off proceedings, extolling the virtues of great teachers and the staggering lack of social mobility in the UK which means young people from poorer background have just a one in three chance of getting good GCSEs.

Clifford Chance (CC) has backed a study proposing a set of new social mobility initiatives for graduate recruitment in the legal industry, including a new university ranking system.

Clifford Chance (CC) has backed a study proposing a set of new social mobility initiatives for graduate recruitment in the legal profession, including a new university ranking system.