What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Social Mobility?

About Lee Elliot MajorStephen Machin

Lee Elliot Major is the countrys first Professor of Social Mobility. Appointed by the University of Exeter to be a global leader in the field his work is dedicated to improving the prospects of disadvantaged young people. As a Professor of Practice he is focused on the impact and dissemination of research working closely with schools universities employers and policy makers. Lee is a founding trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation and chairs its evaluation advisory group. He was formerly Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust. He commissioned and co-authored the first Sutton Trust-EEF toolkit a guide used by 100000s of school leaders. He is an Honorary Professor at the UCL Institute of Education. Lee regularly appears in national broadcast and print media commenting on education and social mobility issues. He has served on several Government advisory bodies and presented several times to the House of Commons Education Select Committee. Lee Elliot Major is the countrys first Professor of Social Mobility. Appointed by the University of Exeter to be a global leader in the field his work is dedicated to improving the prospects of disadvantaged young people. As a Professor of Practice he is focused on the impact and dissemination of research working closely with schools universities employers and policy makers. His Penguin book Social Mobility and Its Enemies co-authored with Stephen Machin has attracted attention across the world. One of the books conclusions is that income inequality and income mobility are inextricably linked together. Lees forthcoming Bloomsbury book What Works? co-authored with Steve Higgins offers best bets to teachers for improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. Lee is a founding trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation and chairs its evaluation advisory group. He was formerly Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust. He commissioned and co-authored the first Sutton Trust-EEF toolkit a guide used by 100000s of school leaders. He is an Honorary Professor at the UCL Institute of Education. Lee regularly appears in national broadcast and print media commenting on education and social mobility issues. He has served on several Government advisory bodies and presented several times to the House of Commons Education Select Committee. Lee Elliot Major is the countrys first Professor of Social Mobility. Appointed by the University of Exeter to be a global leader in the field his work is dedicated to improving the prospects of disadvantaged young people. As a Professor of Practice he is focused on the impact and dissemination of research working closely with schools universities employers and policy makers. His Penguin book Social Mobility and Its Enemies co-authored with Stephen Machin has attracted attention across the world. One of the books conclusions is that income inequality and income mobility are inextricably linked together. Lees forthcoming Bloomsbury book What Works? co-authored with Steve Higgins offers best bets to teachers for improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. Lee is a founding trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation and chairs its evaluation advisory group. He was formerly Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust. He commissioned and co-authored the first Sutton Trust-EEF toolkit a guide used by 100000s of school leaders. He is an Honorary Professor at the UCL Institute of Education. Lee regularly appears in national broadcast and print media commenting on education and social mobility issues. He has served on several Government advisory bodies and presented several times to the House of Commons Education Select Committee. Stephen Machin is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE). He is currently director of the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and is a fellow of the British Academy and Society of Labor Economists. His research focuses on labour economics the economics of education the economics of crime and industrial economics.