This timely seminar examines next steps in the policy drive to raise educational attainment and improve social mobility in England.

It will be an opportunity to discuss findings from the Social Mobility Commission’s recently published State of the Nation 2017 report, which recommended that Regional Schools Commissioners should be given responsibility for managing the supply of teachers and ensuring coherence between skills development and local industrial strategies. Keynote speakers include Erika Boak, Head of Policy - Schools, Social Mobility Commission; and Sarah Lewis, Deputy Director, Opportunity Areas, Department for Education.