Tag Archives: education

Social Market Foundation responds to Autumn Budget 2024

The Social Market Foundation’s response to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first King’s Speech follows below.

Recent restrictions to international students coming to the UK haven’t addressed universities’ dependence on them for core funding, and risk worsening outcomes for all students, think tank says.

On the overall manifesto, SMF Director Theo Bertram said: “The Ming vase manifesto: change but with caution; great determination, little detail. There are no fireworks, no surprises, no great adventure...

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...

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...

The Social Market Foundation, a cross-party think-tank, is warning of a skills shortfall among mechanics trained to service and repair electric vehicles (EVs). Shortages of qualified technicians risks driving up...

The Social Market Foundation says that emphasis on A-Levels as the only route into university tends to mainly benefit affluent white young people, while overlooking the interests of those from...

Parents given multiple options for their child’s school are no happier about education than those who have little choice, according to research published in the Journal of Social Policy. The...