Congratulations to David Johnston OBE on his appointment as Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing in Department for Education. The Social Mobility APPG would like to thank David for his time and commitment in serving as Co-Chair and then Chair of the group over the last few years.

Our State of the Nation 2023: People and Places report is now live. Click the link to read the report: gov.uk/government/pub… #SocialMobility

Today we publish the results of our coalition survey of 1,000+ school staff in England. Schools are reeling in the face of rising child poverty. 79% of school staff said time must be diverted from core roles to combat child poverty We’ll be sharing quotes throughout today ⬇️

It was great to welcome Claire Tyler, Co-Chair of the Social Mobility APPG to our #StateOfTheNation2023 launch event last week. Read the full report at gov.uk/government/pub…

The new entitlements will benefit just over half of parents with a child aged nine months to two years. This includes just a fifth of families earning less than £20k a year and four-fifths of families with incomes above £45k. [2/6]

🆕 Last week, Social Mobility APPG marked its return with a panel event exploring regional inequalities and the geography of opportunity. Our Senior Public Affairs Officer, Ryan Frost, details what was discussed during the session in our latest blog ⬇️ suttontrust.com/news-opinion/a…

🚨 NEW: Britain’s most powerful people are still 5x more likely to have been privately educated than the general population. Our brand-new research reveals that jobs in the media, business, charity, creative and public sectors remain dominated by those from private schools ⤵️🧵