Social mobility is once again a recurring theme in the media and political world. Listening to a speech by a distinguished lawyer recently reminded me of how narrowly we define social mobility and how biased the current definition is.
The lawyer had grown up in poverty, but as she was bright she had been given a free place by her local authority at a direct grant school. When she reached 6th form the direct grant scheme was abolished and her mother (she had no father) tried hard to find a place for her. She heard of a local independent school which was offering bursaries and was fortunate to gain a free place there.
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