The New Statesman
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Labour has pledged to break through the class ceiling’ with its “national mission” to “break down barriers to opportunity” Research on the specific impact of adult skills provision is sparse, and the evidence is mixed.
If Labour connects skills policy with its aims on social mobility, regional governments ought to play a central role.
Social Mobility Commission asked whether a decrease in adult skills investment was hurting social mobility.
People born in London are more likely to earn higher wages than their parents, compared with those from big northern cities such as Manchester , Leeds and Newcastle .
Social mobility gains from adult learning become apparent in the medium-term, and these tend to accrue most to younger adults.
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