Nursery World - Education alone will not close social mobility gap

The effect of deprivation in dozens of English local authorities is now so persistent that some families face being locked into disadvantage for generations unless the right action is taken, a new report shows.

In local authorities where social mobility is low it is much harder to escape deprivation

A postcode lottery of social mobility has been identified by the report, The long shadow of deprivation: Differences in opportunities across England, from the Social Mobility Commission which reveals local council areas where families have the lowest opportunities in life.

These areas are across England and include: Thanet in Kent; Chiltern in Buckinghamshire; Fenland in Cambridgeshire; Wolverhampton in the West Midlands; Bradford in West Yorkshire; Bolton in Greater Manchester, and Gateshead in Tyne and Wear.

In these ‘coldest spots’ those from disadvantaged backgrounds have been found to have little chance of making a better life for themselves or their children:

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