Rebecca Montacute
@beckymontacute
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Research Director @SMFthinktank, prev @suttontrust. Policy expert on educational inequality and social mobility. Post more at the other place (link in linktree)
Joined April 2011
Populist politics on both sides of the political spectrum offer easy answers, but the issues facing Britain in 2025 do not have easy solutions - why we need new people and new ideas in the centre of British politics now more than ever ⤵️
People have lost faith that traditional politics can deliver. With the centre faltering, this is exactly when new ideas are needed most. ✍️Read @beckymontacute's first blog as our Research Director.👇 https://t.co/fWHmSWijIH
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Now the dust has settled on the Post-16 Education White Paper, how likely are the plans to deliver on widening opportunity? @beckymontacute & @danihpayne take a closer look at the details https://t.co/8UoMkJxmxS
smf.co.uk
Social mobility was at the heart of the Post-16 White Paper – but how likely are the plans to deliver widening opportunity?
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What does the Post-16 White Paper mean for social mobility? @danihpayne and I have put together our initial assessment of yesterday's announcements ⬇️
Now the dust has settled on the Post-16 Education White Paper, how likely are the plans to deliver on widening opportunity? @beckymontacute & @danihpayne take a closer look at the details https://t.co/8UoMkJxmxS
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... V levels will let young people keep options open for longer which is really positive. But (as ever) the real Qs will be in the implementation, including if colleges get the funding needed for high quality delivery.
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... which have been tricky to scale given the long work placements needed, and can't be done alongside A levels, pushing young people into either a vocational or academic pathway from a young age...
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We'll get more detail this afternoon, but some really promising initial info from the Post-16 Education and Skills white paper. V levels have the potential to combat lots of the issues with T levels...
The SMF welcomes the new V Level qualifications announced by the Government, as a way of making vocational training more accessable and improving social mobility. Read @danihpayne's full analysis: https://t.co/PBOvvtaW9l
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New blog from the SMF's @mullerreports on how the UK can attract the best AI talent. Today's the last day of Destiny's internship with us - she's been fantastic and will be a great asset to whichever org snaps her up, please do send any opportunities her way 😊
The UK is in a race to attract the brightest and the best AI talent - how can it ensure it doesn't fall behind? Read @mullerreports' blog on how the UK can avoid loosing the AI talent race https://t.co/j7tTY0ggkW
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I wanted to share something nice I made with Ai, and Grōk I wish you weren't in bad terms with me, I feel very bad.
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🚨1pm at #CPC25 today🚨 We'll be talking about how to make sure everyone has a long, healthy life... ...joined by Prof Arpana Verma, Tom Almond (@TheBHF), @drlukeevans MP & SMF's @beckymontacute Sponsored by @UoMPolicy
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📢This afternoon, our Health Analytics Lead, Tom Almond, will be joining @SMFthinktank's panel at #CPC25 on how policymakers can address health inequalities across the country 📈 📍Today, 13:00-14:00, Chester Suite, The Midland Hotel (secure zone)
🚨NEW EVENT🚨 At #CPC25, we'll be talking about how to make sure everyone has a long, healthy life. We'll be joined by Prof Arpana Verma, Tom Almond @TheBHF & @drlukeevans Sponsored by @UoMPolicy
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Party conference programmes are built on the hard work of events teams behind the scenes. Blown away seeing the amazing work of the @SMFthinktank events team so far this conference season (some highlights from Labour conference below) - 2 conferences down, 1 to go!
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@thefabians @FabianWomen @CllrKamalPreet @SoniaAdesara @beckymontacute @MariannaMasters Thanks to all for a really excellent session and very insightful debate.
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Our former Head of Research and Policy, @beckymontacute, is currently giving evidence to @covidinquiryuk 🔎 Tune in live to learn about the impact of the pandemic on children and young people 👇 https://t.co/0OiyDg8zow
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Dr Rebecca Montacute (Former Head of Research and Policy, Sutton Trust) is giving evidence to the Inquiry today.
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I'll be giving evidence at the COVID inquiry this afternoon, as part of the children and young people module. You can watch (either during or post) on the inquiry YouTube channel -
Our Research Director @beckymontacute is giving evidence at the COVID inquiry this afternoon, covering her research on educational inequalities during the pandemic. Watch it live here this afternoon -
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HE/FE target is interesting framing, and always good to see the focus on vocational training/apprenticeships - if achievable will depend in part on what a "gold standard" apprenticeship is, and much more work will be needed to have enough high quality apprenticeships available.
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Starmer just mentioned the government's flagship early education and childcare policy in the leader's speech - but as I've written, while govt present it as part of the Opportunity Mission, there are big issues in access for children from poorer homes -
The government’s childcare expansion is a big commitment – but fundamentally flawed ✍️ @beckymontacute
https://t.co/eVOqFLZB9i
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This was a brilliant conversation this afternoon on widening access to higher education - almost perfectly timed to catch our live reactions to today’s grants announcement!
🚨DON’T MISS OUT🚨#LabConf25 we’re discussing higher education and supporting disadvantaged young people with @viviennestern MBE, Craig Leviton (@Unite_Student), James Wade (Unite Foundation Community Catalyst) and Dr Dr Omar Khan (TASO)… & SMF’s @danihpayne
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Win for @theobertram @SMFthinktank campaign Also worth noting: SMF estimates new taxes on online gambling could raise £2 billion a year That would pay for a significant chunk of the £3.4 billion annual cost of lifting the cap on two child benefit
NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she’ll raise gambling taxes at the budget “I do think there's a case for gambling firms to pay more” “They should pay their fair share of taxes, and we'll make sure that that happens” Via ITV
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We’re delighted to see the education maintenance grant re-introduced for students on priority courses. You can read @danihpayne’s thoughts below👇 https://t.co/faArycwKZE
theguardian.com
Education secretary says means-tested grants for ‘those who need them most’ will be funded by new international student levy
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