Too often who you know or who your parents are is more important than what you know or how good you are. A low ability child from a wealthy family is 35% more likely to become a high earner than a high ability child from a poor family. Just 7% of children attend private school, yet anywhere up to 70%+ of people in certain professions are privately educated.

By levelling the playing field for young people from less advantaged backgrounds: working with them for 5-6 years and giving them work experience they can't get through personal connections; a mentor so they know someone who works where they want to; taking them on trips to universities and helping them to apply; running a range of career and skills workshops to give them knowledge about their chosen field and the skills to get there.