by Amy Walker | Jan 18, 2018 | News & Blog
We are thrilled to reveal our newly relaunched website for the UK Social Mobility Awards! The new site, which was designed by Atomic Concepts, has a sleeker and simpler look and feel, and features a video of our 2017 awards night highlights. Over the coming months,...
by Amy Walker | Dec 5, 2017 | News & Blog
Last week the Social Mobility Commission published their annual State of the Nation report, which drew particular attention to the various social mobility hot and cold spots across Britain. The report argues that growing up in one of these areas can be one of the...
by Amy Walker | Nov 24, 2017 | News & Blog
London pupils introduced to leading UK universities On 7-8 November, Making The Leap brought leading universities to London schoolchildren for our third annual Raising University Aspirations fair. The event provides pupils from years 8-13 the opportunity for...
by Amy Walker | Oct 17, 2017 | News & Blog
The inaugural UK Social Mobility Awards – organised by Making The Leap – announced the winning 2017 entries at last week’s awards ceremony, held at the London Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square. The Awards celebrated the forward-thinking organisations who are...
by Amy Walker | Aug 3, 2017 | News & Blog
Last Friday, I had what unexpectedly turned out to be a most humbling experience, when I observed the judging panel session for the inaugural UK Social Mobility Awards. There I was in a splendid room overlooking the Thames, in PwC’s Embankment headquarters, with 22...
by Amy Walker | Aug 3, 2017 | News & Blog
Announcement: UKSMA Host We are delighted to announce as our host for the UK Social Mobility Awards gala – award-winning presenter, Steph McGovern. For a decade, Steph McGovern has reported on business and finance from around the world; from international...
