In the second year of the pioneering UK Social Mobility Awards, organised by Making The Leap, we are taking a look back at some of last year’s winners to find out why social mobility is so important to them, how their initiatives are moving forward and why...
I’ve lost count of the number of conversations where I was left feeling that there is a real sense of momentum around social mobility. Organisations from across the country, in both the private and public sectors, are doing something or thinking about doing something....
Yesterday Social Mobility in the UK received a timely boost when the Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, launched the Social Mobility Pledge for business and employers in Westminster. As the founder of a Social Mobility charity and of the UK Social Mobility Awards, I very...
The 2018 UK Social Mobility Awards was launched on 19th March, at an inspiring evening reception that brought together leading figures from business, government and the public sector. The event was generously sponsored by Coutts & Co and hosted at their stunning...
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,...
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...
