We are a social mobility charity working to reduce the impacts of socioeconomic inequality on disadvantaged young people in the UK.
We believe that talent and potential – not background – should be what determines a young person’s success.
Why do we exist?
The Early Careers Foundation wants to create a society where talent, not background, determines a young person’s career success.
However, in the UK, we are still very far away from this reality
Children on Free School Meals are, at 27 years old:
23%
less likely to be in sustained employment
3x
more likely to be on out-of-work benefits
Family wealth at birth is the most accurate indicator of future financial success.
Not IQ, race or gender.
Only 6% of doctors, 12% of journalists and 12% of chief executives today are from working-class origins.
By age 25, someone who went to a fee paying school is, on average
than their state-educated peers.
A low ability child from a high-income family is
35%
more likely to be a high earner
than a high ability child from a low income family.
HOW CAN WE INCREASE SOCIAL MOBILITY?
We run three interconnected initiatives for young people from low socio-economic backgrounds in order to equip them with the knowledge, guidance and access they need to make an informed decision about their future career and secure a fantastic first role in an industry they love.
