As Founder of Making the Leap I know that there are a lot of companies and institutions doing excellent work to advance social mobility in the UK. With the UK facing an uncertain future post-Referendum, I’m calling on companies and organisations to do more to open up...
What is Moving On Up? The Moving On Up project, funded by Trust for London and City Bridge Trust, and in partnership with BTEG, is an initiative designed to help young black men into employment. As a social mobility charity with 28 years’ experience in helping young...
Inaugural awards to promote and increase social mobility in Britain Making The Leap are delighted to announce the launch of the UK’s first Social Mobility Awards, designed to recognise and celebrate companies and individuals across the UK who have demonstrated...
On 17th November, we ran another successful careers fair for disadvantaged 16-25 year olds across London. The event not only aimed to introduce this age group to top corporates, but to provide an environment where they could have meaningful interactions, potentially...
Making The Leap runs a second successful university fair for London schoolchildren On 3rd – 4th October, we ran the second Raising University Aspirations event, which gave schoolchildren across London the chance to meet representatives from leading...
Did you know that an estimated 83,000 young people in Britain have experienced homelessness in the past year? This is three times the number of reported government figures, and the true extent of the issue is thought to be due to the rising numbers of ‘hidden...
