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Young men from disadvantaged backgrounds in some areas found to make half as much as those elsewhere
It might also halt the great British graduate brain drain to London
Manchester United striker forces the UK to feed its poor children
Critics say funding boost in England will not do enough for disadvantaged students hit hardest by pandemic
Experts fear that the lockdown will have a permanent impact on the most disadvantaged
Blackburn secondary scores highest but accuracy of measure questioned
Students are six times more likely to come from England’s richest areas
Too wide a gap between top and bottom undermines trust in the system
In the UK, less than 10 per cent of poor white young men make it to university
Young people in areas the party now represents need schooling that allows them to flourish
Charity chief defends schools, saying singling out ethnic groups for special treatment is ‘obnoxious’
Marvin Rees starts initiative to use money from local companies to reshape city
Resentment at UK university fast-track should be channelled into rethinking A-levels and admissions
From the price of a school blazer to a train ticket, hidden costs are holding some students back
In Labour’s analysis, the idea is underpinned by an individualism that must be rejected
Proposals take aim at predicted grades, claiming they disadvantage minority groups
Social mobility stagnates as financial pressures take their toll
Why public-school bounders, comedy toffs and cycling socialists appeal to the nation’s nostalgics
Efforts to improve social mobility have had little effect on those taking top jobs
Augar review is the epitaph for May’s government: well intentioned but wrong-headed and indecisive
Russell Group launches website to help students choose the right A-levels
Two university schemes unveiled after criticism for failing to improve social mobility
Social mobility is stagnating while huge tech IPOs risk worsening wealth gaps
It is dangerous to make class-based generalisations about traits such as confidence
While politics is fractured and weak, society must tackle our lamentable inequalities
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