1. Social Mobility in the West Midlands
David Johnston OBE

3. Divider Slide Written Here in Title Case

4. Britain’s elite attendance at independent schools (Elitist Britain
Senior judges
71%
Senior armed forces officers
62%
Commons Select Committee Chairs
57%
Permanent Secretaries
55%
Diplomats
53%
Lords
50%
Public body chairs
45%
Sunday Times Rich List
44%
TV, film and music
44%
Newspaper columnists
43%
Radio 4 influential women
42%
Cabinet
36%

5. Britain’s elite attendance at independent schools
Rugby union – England, Scotland and Wales
35%
Public body CEOs
34%
MPs
33%
Cricket – England
33%
BBC executives
26%
Chief Constables/ Police & Crime Commissioners
22%
FTSE 350 CEOs
22%
Pop stars
22%
Shadow cabinet
22%
University Vice-Chancellors
20%
Local government leaders
15%
Local government CEOs 8%

6. State of the Nation 2017
Ranking bottom tier authorities 1 – 324 where 1 is best
-16 different indicators across 4 different areas, focussed on outcomes for the poorest
Early years
-Including nursery providers rated good or outstanding and % FSM children achieving ‘good’ level of development at EYFS
Schools
-Including primary/secondary schools rated good or outstanding and average attainment 8 scores
Youth
-Including FSM NEET levels and % attending HE
Adulthood
-Including average wages and home ownership

7. Early years
In 94 areas, less than half of disadvantaged children are school-ready by age five – but poor performance is not concentrated in any particular type of area
Three London boroughs – Hackney, Haringey and Newham – have almost eliminated the development gap between disadvantaged children and their better-off peers
In the West Midlands
4 areas in the worst 20% of areas for Early Years indicators. Below average outcomes overall.

8. Schools
Geographical differences in attainment for children on Free School Meals (FSM) have increased over the past decade despite government efforts to boost learning for disadvantaged children
Children from disadvantaged backgrounds who go to school in former manufacturing urban areas, or live in remote countryside/coastal areas have among the poorest outcomes
In the West Midlands
2nd highest Attainment 8 score overall (behind London) but over 1 in 5 schools in Dudley and Sandwell have a temporary filled post/vacancy

9. Youth
Urban areas outperform the rest of England in terms of outcomes for disadvantaged young people, with London dramatically out in front on every youth social mobility indicator
Disadvantaged young people in isolated rural/coastal areas can find themselves trapped, as they have limited access to education and employment opportunities and lack the means to move home or travel to access them
In the West Midlands
3 areas in the bottom 20% of areas in England, but Birmingham in the top 20%. Relatively good progression to HE, particularly from cities

10. Adult
High housing costs are a major barrier to social mobility with a stark north/ south divide for housing affordability: as few as 18 per cent of families own their own home in parts of London
2/3rds of high-skilled, knowledge-based jobs are located in cities, but high housing costs and low pay mean that only 12% of towns or cities make it into the top 20% of social mobility hotspots
In the West Midlands
Warwick in the top 20%, Herefordshire in the bottom 20%. West Midlands replaced the North East as the region with the worst unemployment rate, primarily due to Birmingham

12. What does this mean for you?
Government cannot solve the problem – everyone has a role to play, including individuals and businesses What helps is often simple, but inconsistently provided Focus on: a) the gaps between poor and non-poor people b) the gaps between certain parts of your region and others