What if… we really wanted to further social mobility through education?

IOE Public Debates: On 31st October we held the first in our ‘What if…’ events series, which challenges thought leaders to bring some fresh and radical thinking to key debates in education. We kicked off with the issue of education’s role in relation to social mobility, asking the panel ‘What if… we really wanted to further social mobility through education?’. Speakers included: Kate Pickett, Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York; co-author, The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone. Lord David Willetts, Executive Chair of the Resolution Foundation. Diane Reay, Professor of Education at Cambridge University. James Croft, Chair, Centre for Education Economics. Becky Francis, Director, UCL Institute of Education. #IOEDebates