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  • Number10.gov.uk » New Opportunities White Paper
  • Aspirations and attainment in deprived communities
    ‘Aspirations and attainment in deprived communities’ is a joint project between the Social Exclusion Task Force, DCSF and CLG. It explores the potential to raise the attainment of young people in deprived communities, by raising aspirations and changing attitudes within these communities.
  • Social mobility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Wikipedia: "Social mobility is the degree to which an individual's family or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life through a system of social hierarchy or stratification. Subsequently, it is also the degree to which an individual's or group's descendants move up and down the class system. The individual or family can move up or down the social classes based on achievements or factors beyond their control."
  • Social Mobility
    This discussion paper discusses the issue of social mobility. Social mobility describes the movement or opportunities for movement between different social groups, and the advantages and disadvantages that go with this in terms of income, security of employment, opportunities for advancement etc.

 

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