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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Well done to South-West Social Mobility Commission and University of Exeter for the success of innovative
tutoring scheme, where undergraduates support literacy learning in schools. </span></p>
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Exeter tutoring scheme to help boost children’s achievement at schools. The pioneering project involves undergraduates supporting pupils with their literacy. Its success has led to the programme being expanded around England.</span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The model can and should be used nationwide to help narrow widening school attainment gaps, experts have
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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The South-West Social Mobility Commission is a unique opportunity to drive forward transformational change
in education and employment outcomes for disadvantaged young people in the South-West peninsula. Details at
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);"><a href="https://www.exeter.ac.uk/about/south-westsocialmobilitycommission/" id="OWAa7c7e956-5d2b-4977-d096-5ddfa35e5e4a" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.exeter.ac.uk/about/south-westsocialmobilitycommission/</a></span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Universities are powerful drivers of social mobility across the UK. I am grateful to everyone working
for education opportunities for all.</span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Suchith</span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Professor Suchith Anand</span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Professor of Practice in Science Policy at the University of Exeter | Senior Adviser to Governments and
International Organisations | Scientist | Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate</span></p>
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