‘No clear north-south divide’ says new social mobility report
A new social mobility report from the Learning and Work Institute suggests there is no clear north-south divide, with differences within regions being at least as big as those between regions.
This report creates a ‘Youth Opportunity Index’, a relative measure of education and employment outcomes for young people across England’s local authorities.
Two North East local authorities, Newcastle and Middlesbrough, feature in the bottom 10 areas in the country and the North East was the only region without a local authority in the top 30.
Each local authority’s score reflects how far its performance on that variable is from the highest scoring area. Results are driven by the strength of local economies, socioeconomic factors and national policies, as well as local services. They reflect education and employment outcomes for young people living in local authority areas, rather than solely the success of those local authorities.
Read the full report here.