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Taking the long view How the 'social mobility' ideal breaks down at different stages for different groups of young people Sam Baars Director of Research, LKMco @sambaars

Defining social mobility • Class and income mobility • Absolute and relative mobility • Upward and downward mobility

The link between social mobility and meritocracy

Long-term trends in social mobility?

The long view

The early years

At school

A word of caution

Another important dimension

Further education

Into university

Into university

At university

Into the labour market

The intergenerational context

The intergenerational context

Area-based differences in mobility Supergroup Average of overall score London Cosmopolitan 10 Ethnically Diverse Metropolitan Living 54 Affluent England 93 Business, Education and Heritage Centres 180 Countryside Living 188 Town and Country Living 189 Urban Settlements 190 Services and Industrial Legacy 222

Issues with the ‘social mobility’ narrative

Sam Baars Director of Research, LKMco @sambaars