Research published on Monday by the Independent Social MobilityCommission said that children born to disadvantaged families are likelyto achieve less at school and have poorer health and employmentprospects.
The Commission was set up last year by Nick Clegg, the leader of theLiberal Democrats. The report follows submissions and evidence-gatheringfrom academics, trade unions, business groups and the not-for-profitsector.
The report argues that six policy areas are critical to boosting socialmobility in Britain: child poverty, the early years, education,employment, health and communities. The importance of early childhoodexperiences, the report says, 'cannot be overstated', and it citesattachment, nurturing and the formation of stable relationships as vitalto the development of the social skills associated with bettereducational, social and employment outcomes.
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