Making The Leap designs and delivers a successful event to raise the aspirations of hundreds of school pupils. Evidence suggests that the aspirations you form as a teenager can have significant impact on your educational attainment and future career. Young people are...
Over the last year, we have seen the organisation grow and make an even bigger impact on schoolchildren and young adults across London. We couldn’t have achieved this alone. It is through the support of our volunteers, corporate partners, supporters, donors and...
Sir Anthony Seldon is a leading British schoolmaster and a contemporary historian, commentator and political author. He is Master of Wellington College, Britain’s top co-educational independent boarding school. He is author or editor of over 40 books on contemporary...
Making The Leap’s Chief Executive Tunde Banjoko OBE comments upon transparency and trust within the charity sector, in light of recent stories in the media. “The recent news about the management and fundraising practices of a few major charities has been received with...
Our 5th Annual Gala, which took place last Thursday, was a resounding success for the charity. We were thrilled to be joined by all our guests- who included the evening’s guest of honour, Douglas Flint CBE as well as Sir Tim Rice, Sir Steve Redgrave, Mark Blundell and...
We’re delighted to bring you Part 3 in our blog series, ‘My Social Mobility Story’, which features restaurateur and businessman, Iqbal Wahhab OBE FRSA. Iqbal was born in Bangladesh and came to Britain at the age of eight months. He was educated in London and is a...
