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Socio-economic diversity in the arts

Inc Arts have collaborated with the Bridge Group to launch a new report about who ‘gets ahead and how’ in UK arts management.

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employmentGuest User3 October 2020arts, diversity, inc arts, employers, race, employment
Bridge Group report on the new Solicitors Qualification Examination (SQE)

This Bridge Group report found that standardised data from the SQE could help the sector better understand diversity issues and inform potential solutions. This data could also help both employers and aspiring solicitors make choices.

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employmentGuest User3 October 2020law, SQE, legal, background
Socio-economic diversity in the financial services

The Bridge Group collected data from eight major employers in the financial services sector resulting in this new report being published, and the creation of an independent task force.

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employmentGuest User3 September 2020finance, financial services, diversity, employers, background, progressoin, progression
Admissions to selective UK law schools

The Bridge Group found that students from lower socio-economic backgrounds are less likely to be accepted at 16 out of 20 selective law schools.

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educationGuest User3 September 2020law, SQE, higher education, ucas, education
Bridge Group collaborates with Social Mobility Commission to create new toolkit for employers

The Employers’ Toolkit was produced in collaboration with the SMC and industry leaders to promote socio-economic diversity and inclusion, to ensure that talented individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds are not overlooked.

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employmentGuest User3 September 2020smc, social mobility commission, social mobility, toolkit, employers, data collection, employment
Access Accountancy impact evaluation

The Bridge Group evaluates the impact of Access Accountancy work experience and analyses the diversity of applications and hires and membership of professional bodies.

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education, employmentGuest User3 September 2020access accountancy, accountancy, employers, social mobility, diversity and inclusion, work experience
Socio-economic diversity in the real estate sector

Twelve leading real estate firms have collaborated with the Bridge Group to understand how socio-economic background affects access to, and success in, the industry.

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employmentGuest User3 July 2020real estate, diversity, toolkit, jll, background, diversity and inclusion, social mobility
Socio-economic diversity and inclusion in the arts: a toolkit for employers

The Bridge Group has collaborated with Jerwood Arts to produce a landmark guide for tackling the arts sector’s ‘class crisis’.

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employmentGuest User3 October 2019social mobility, diversity and inclusion, arts, toolkit
The role of degree apprenticeships for social justice in higher education and employment

Participants in this Bridge Group seminar recognised the huge potential of degree apprenticeships for social equality, particularly their capacity to diversify the HE and employer sectors and disrupt social segregation.

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educationGuest User3 October 2019social mobility, diversity and inclusion, higher education, education
The influence of place: geographical isolation and progression to higher education

This report by the Bridge Group examines the influence of geographical isolation on progression to higher education.

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educationGuest User3 September 2019social mobility, diversity and inclusion, higher education, education, geography
Bridge Group Conference 2019: key themes and recommendations

On 21 May 2019, the Bridge Group held its headline event of the year. We convened over 200 leaders and experienced practitioners, from across sectors, to advance social equality.

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education, employmentGuest User3 June 2019social mobility, diversity and inclusion, employment, employers, education, higher education
Summit on mature students in higher education

Discussion at this Bridge Group summit focused on the dramatic fall in participation amongst part-time students, particularly since the 2012 funding reforms, and the urgency of reform in a number of areas for mature students.

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educationGuest User3 November 2018social mobility, diversity and inclusion, higher education, education
Improving social mobility in accountancy

In the largest cross-sector collaboration of social mobility analysis that has been attempted internationally, the accountancy profession has demonstrated its commitment to improving social mobility within the profession

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employmentGuest User3 September 2018social mobility, diversity and inclusion, access accountancy, accountancy, employment, employers
Socio-economic background and early career progression in the law

Working with eight global law firms and the Sutton Trust, this study examines the correlation between background characteristics and early career progression in the legal profession.

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employmentGuest User3 September 2018law, background, Sutton Trust, legal, employment, employers
Social mobility and university careers services

This Bridge Group report places attention on uneven graduate outcomes by social background and situates the work of careers services at the heart of higher education activity to advance social equality

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educationGuest User3 October 2017social mobility, diversity and inclusion, higher education, education
University tuition fees: what is a fair deal for students?

The Bridge Group joined with the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) to convene a seminar on university tuition fees.

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educationGuest User3 October 2017higher education, social mobility, diversity and inclusion, education
Diversity in grant awarding and recruitment at Wellcome

To investigate diversity at Wellcome, the Bridge Group adopted a mixed methods approach, including analysis of application data and interviews with internal and external stakeholders.

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employmentGuest User3 October 2017wellcome, diversity and inclusion, social mobility, employment, employers
Introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination: monitoring and maximising diversity

The Bridge Group undertook an independent study considering the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) plans for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), and the impact it could have on diversity in the profession.

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education, employmentGuest User3 March 2017law, SQE, legal, social mobility, diversity and inclusion
Socio-economic diversity in the Fast Stream

The Cabinet Office commissioned the Bridge Group to investigate diversity in the Civil Service Fast Stream programme, revealing that its intake was less diverse, in terms of socio-economic background, than that of the University of Oxford.

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employmentGuest User3 November 2016civil service, social mobility, diversity and inclusion, employment, background
Inspiring policy: graduate outcomes and social mobility

This Bridge Group report highlights the importance of a joined-up, collaborative approach to improve the graduate outcomes of individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

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education, employmentGuest User14 October 2016social mobility, diversity and inclusion, graduate outcomes, background
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