Minister: university entry is ‘simplistic’ social mobility measure

Michelle Donelan says higher rates of university entry among black Britons highlight how narrative about social mobility can be misleading

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July 21, 2020
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Jack Grove
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#1 Submitted by davep@... on July 22, 2020 - 11:07am
I look forward to more public-school-educated young people attending FE colleges and obtaining technical skills. Then we might have a better reflection of social mobility.

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