Efforts to boost social mobility must move away from escapist ‘helicopter’ policies, experts warn

Efforts to boost social mobility must move away from “helicopter” policies designed to encourage some chosen few children to “escape” their communities, a study warns. Government and charity schemes based around giving young people a new life in a different location don’t address the issues which put young people in need, it says. Instead, efforts should be made to enhance good local academic and vocational education options and linked employment opportunities and lifelong learning. The study, by Professor Anna Mountford-Zimdars and Professor Neil Harrison from the University of Exeter and Read More