Tag Archives: Education and Skills

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Only 1% of primary teachers think their students have adequate financial skills

In a report out today, with a foreword from former education secretary David Blunkett, the Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – sets out a roadmap towards effectively...
Published: 15 April 2024
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The Social Market Foundation appoints Theo Bertram as new Director

Theo Bertram said: “I’m delighted to join the SMF as its new Director. Over 35 years, the SMF has established a reputation at the centre of British politics as independent,...
Published: 27 February 2024
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Young people need more ‘character education’ to succeed professionally, former Education Sec says

In a paper published by the Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – Baroness Morgan, Chair of the CEC and former Education Secretary, calls for innovative practice in...
Published: 22 January 2024
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‘Labour must straddle the education divide to achieve victory’

In a paper published today by the Social Market Foundation (a cross-party think tank), leading political scientist Professor Rob Ford presents new analysis of Britain’s education divide and what it...
Published: 26 November 2023
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‘Educators need to improve leadership quality or continue to lose talent’

A survey by the Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – in partnership with the Chartered Management Institute – found that one in four (26%) of education leaders...
Published: 16 November 2023
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‘Sunak’s delays to heat pump rollout will cost households thousands’

The Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – has warned Rishi Sunak’s rollback of key net zero initiatives will be bad news for British manufacturers, the development of...
Published: 19 October 2023
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‘Fast tracking asylum seekers into work to fill labour shortages requires a differentiated approach’

Rather than treating all asylum seekers the same from the perspective of their right to work in the UK, the Social Market Foundation said that the asylum claimants’ right to...
Published: 24 July 2023
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One in five U.K. employers has hired a Ukrainian, report reveals

A survey for the Social Market Foundation of more than 2,000 HR managers revealed that 19% said their organisation hired at least one Ukrainian national in 2022. 12% said they...
Published: 25 June 2023
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‘Immigration at 1 million a year could become normal for UK’

The post-pandemic immigration rate of 1.1 million arrivals a year could be the start of a trend towards historically high migration levels in the coming decades, according to the Social...
Published: 19 December 2022
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