Sentences with phrase «of social mobility by»

The areas selected have been identified as having low levels of social mobility by schools and councils, and will receive a share of # 72 million to be used to build teaching and leadership capacity, and improve access to careers advice.

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A society is most productive when all its talent is unleashed by a combination of two factors: equal opportunity (for example through free quality higher education) and social mobility.

His youth was surrounded by family members who struggled with substance abuse, violence, teenage pregnancy, and lack of social mobility.

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The ugliest presentations of racism may have been pulled out, but it's clear that we're still dealing with the after - effects — even now, social mobility is less evident in black men who play by the rules than white men who don't.

These publicists are aware of the irony of their position — that their own «upward social mobility was, in large part, made possible by the struggles of those in the civil rights movement and the more radical black activists they now scorn.

Both the biblical and philosophical humanisms that emerged in the first and second centuries C.E. were fostered by and responded to two enormous social changes: new discrepancies of status (the same person could occupy more than one role in a pluralistic and mobile society), and the downward mobility of values.

But — and this is a huge qualifier — if that message of justification by God's undeserved love is preached apart from an unmasking of the actual power relations which have aggravated these feelings to the level of a social neurosis; if people are released from the rat race of upward mobility only privatistically, with no critique of the economic and social ideology that stimulates such desperate cravings; if people are liberated from a bad sense of themselves without any sense of mission to change the conditions that waste human beings in such a way, then justification by faith becomes a mystification of the actual power relations, and the Christian gospel is indeed the opiate of the masses.

Social mobility in the UK has not improved since the 1970s, despite ten years of a Labour government, a report by the Sutton Trust finds today.

The Inheritance Tax addresses this directly by mildly mitigating the magnitude of the fortunes that wealthy heirs inherent, and paying for social programs that increase the social mobility of everyone else.

It's a tax that only affects the very wealthy, it taxes income that can otherwise go untaxed, people with vast amounts of wealth are already able to minimize its impact, and it helps to increase social mobility (reduce income inequality) by preventing the ultra wealthy from hoarding too much wealth.

It's a tax that only affects the very wealthy, it taxes income that can otherwise go untaxed, people with vast amounts of wealth are already able to minimize its impact, and it helps to increase social mobility (reduce income inequality) by preventing the ultra wealthy from hoarding too much...

Population size and age, fertility, mobility, poverty, equity, and resource availability and consumption all influence the impact on the environment» «Nigeria should focus on more influence in advocacy of family planning, the need to enhance people's knowledge on the modern family planning especially in rural areas» said Fayehun According to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs as published on 21 June, 2017, global population will reach to 9.80 billion by 2050.

Social mobility will be severely hit by the introduction of tuition fees, according to new analysis.

However, he suggested that we tend to be far better parents than citizens to such an extent that what we do for our children goes beyond legitimate partiality to harm the rest of society by keeping opportunity in the family and preventing social mobility.

Social mobility is actually a left - safe way of talking about opportunity whereas in its heart the left wants equality of outcome If there is opportunity the argument for state control becomes weaker and the role of the left disappears and that is why it is commuited to maintaining poverty by rewarding idleness and creating an underclass

In calling for the promotion of social mobility, he was joined by Marcus Jones, who gained Nuneaton from Labour:

Many were the first in their family to go to university, whilst over 30 candidates did not go to university at all: many of the new intake will be the very embodiment of social mobility as envisaged by Margaret Thatcher.

The poorest children in Wales are being let down by the Welsh Labour Government, Aled Roberts AM has argued today following the publication of the second «State of the nation» report into social mobility and child poverty.

The report, launched by social mobility tsar Alan Milburn, includes a call for the government to commit to end youth unemployment by 2020, with greater provision of quality apprenticeships, and points out that the professions are set to expand dramatically.

From the earliest days of Conservatism, Edmund Burke and contemporary Conservatives believed that self - betterment and upward social mobility is partly created by property ownership.

Rose Rodriguez, Chief Diversity Officer of New York State, said: «Governor Cuomo has taken decisive action to empower New Yorkers by dismantling barriers to social and economic mobility and promoting equal access for all.

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This paper studies the relationship between urban transportation systems and social inequality, discusses sustainable mobility, and offers a case study of challenges presented by transit infrastructure.

Lead researcher Professor Les Mayhew, Cass Business School, said many of the differences in life expectancy between districts can be explained by unhealthy lifestyles and a lack of social mobility and investment.

Effortlessly authentic in its depiction of working - class despair and the hope engendered by hip - hop's promise of upward social mobility, 8 Mile brings to the forefront the lower - class anger bubbling just under the surface of Eminem's music.

The Report of The Century Foundation Task Force on the Common School, Chaired by Lowell Weicker (Executive Director)(2002); and A Notion at Risk: Preserving Public Education as an Engine for Social Mobility (2000).

Marking its official launch, the charity has released its new «Ambitious for Every Child» report, which examines student progress in the new «Opportunity Areas», identified by the government as areas of low social mobility and targeted with # 60 million of investment.

The expansion of Weald has been criticised by Shadow Secretary Lucy Powell, who argues that selective schools hinder social mobility.

«The proposals we are putting forward go considerably further than some of the ideas the green paper suggested and by helping create more good school places, both in state and independent schools, we would be helping to expand real social mobility in this country.»

Education Secretary Justine Greening responded by saying that «no country in the world» has managed to «crack the issue of social mobility yet» and argued that «grammars can have potentially a transformational impact in some of the most deprived communities where we want to see the biggest changes».

The plans, first outlined by Prime Minister Theresa May, form a core part of her education reforms, including plans to open new grammar schools, which she claims will raise education standards, give more pupils access to a high quality education and improve social mobility.

The Withdrawal of funding for 2016 was announced by the Education Funding Agency and has led to criticism that it is at odds with social mobility.

Sixteen alumni returned to Parliament Hill School, Highgate Road, London, part of the LaSWAP sixth form consortium, under the initiative to encourage state student social mobility by enabling schools to harness the talent and expertise of former students.

With our extensive legal collection and being supported by legal experts and our trained education facilitators, we aim to raise aspirations as well as knowledge, reaching all parts of the curriculum, as well as promoting social mobility.»

When asked which measures would most likely improve social mobility and help disadvantaged young people get on in life, almost half of respondents (47 per cent) chose «high - quality teaching in comprehensive schools», ahead of two social mobility policies adopted by the main parties in the recent election.

Three new reports have been released with the focus on social mobility: The State of Social Mobility in the UK produced by Boston Consulting Group; Social Mobility and Economic Success produced by Oxera Consulting; and What the Polling Says, from Ipsossocial mobility: The State of Social Mobility in the UK produced by Boston Consulting Group; Social Mobility and Economic Success produced by Oxera Consulting; and What the Polling Says, from Ipsmobility: The State of Social Mobility in the UK produced by Boston Consulting Group; Social Mobility and Economic Success produced by Oxera Consulting; and What the Polling Says, from IpsosSocial Mobility in the UK produced by Boston Consulting Group; Social Mobility and Economic Success produced by Oxera Consulting; and What the Polling Says, from IpsMobility in the UK produced by Boston Consulting Group; Social Mobility and Economic Success produced by Oxera Consulting; and What the Polling Says, from IpsosSocial Mobility and Economic Success produced by Oxera Consulting; and What the Polling Says, from IpsMobility and Economic Success produced by Oxera Consulting; and What the Polling Says, from Ipsos Mori.

The report reads: «There is no evidence that reforming school structures, either by continuing the roll out of the academies programme or by introducing new grammar schools, by itself will provide an answer to England's entrenched social mobility problem.

The research, carried out by Education Datalab on behalf of the Social Mobility Commission, shows a wide progression gap between post-16 choices made by bright poor kids and their affluent peers.

The investment is part of a wider first tranche of a # 12million fund administered by the Company which aims to boost social mobility by creating a new generation of mentors from the business community.

It follows the recent launch of the Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential plan by the education secretary, designed to create opportunities on every young person's doorstep and boost social mobility.

Working in partnership with established school partners with a successful track record in using Achievement for All programmes to support student progress and whole school improvement, the Trust's activities will be informed by a deep - rooted mission and set of aims that will drive school improvement, develop professionals, improve outcomes for children and young people as well as enhancing inclusion and social mobility.

National education charity Future First — which works to break down barriers caused by social mobility issues — has partnered with Greenergy, the UK's leading road fuel supplier and Europe's largest manufacturer of biofuel from waste, to inform state school students about the skills necessary to succeed in the energy and fuel industry.

A new report from social mobility charity Teach First shows that by 2022, the British economy will face a shortage of three million skilled workers.

Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union comments on the social mobility action plan announced today by Justine Greening...

They have argued that admission by ability is more likely to promote social mobility, providing an opportunity for bright, poor pupils who do not live in the catchment areas of good schools.

Across the government's 12 new social opportunity areas, all of which were identified by education secretary Justine Greening as social mobility sinkholes, school - to - school support is inconsistent.

The same analysis for secondary schools shows grammar schools, academically selective at age 11, are by far the most biased towards more affluent pupils -LRB--98.8 percentage points)-- suggesting they aren't quite the «engines of social mobility» some grammar school advocates say they are.

In the past quarter of a century, so many education leaders believed that school reforms, such as standards, accountability and choice, would lead the way to equity despite a society characterized by growing inequality and diminishing social mobility.

There is no cost to the students on the scheme: funding has kindly been provided by The Sutton Trust, an organisation committed to the idea of promoting social mobility through education.