The study, published this week by the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit, defined social mobility as successive generations getting better jobs. Researchers consulted experts and leading academics and found that although social mobility remained stable from 1970 to 2000, there have been positive changes since then, and that many of the educational inequalities that prevent social mobility are being addressed.
They identified four key areas where Government can have the most significant impact on improving social mobility: giving children the best start in their early years, improving attainment at school, creating pathways from education to work, and helping people get on in work.
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