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Renewed partnership helps young people develop their employment-related skills – Thank you HSBC
Making the Leap renews its partnership with HSBC, funding young and school-age people across London in achieving their career ambitions.
My Social Mobility Story: Jonathan Andrews, ‘Rising Star of the Year’ at the UK Social Mobility Awards 2018
Jonathan Andrews, Trainee Solicitor at Reed Smith and winner of the ‘Rising Star of the Year’ award at the UK Social Mobility Awards 2018 talks about his journey from a comprehensive school to one of the biggest law firms in the world and a wealth of recognition for his work to promote social mobility, diversity and inclusion.
A Conversation With Geoffrey Williams, Judge for the UK Social Mobility Awards
Geoffrey Williams, UK Social Mobility Awards Judge and Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Thompson Reuters, talks about his social mobility story and why the awards are so important to encourage best practice amongst organisations across the UK.
The UK Social Mobility Awards 2018 – Winners Announced
A review of the UK Social Mobility Awards 2018, including photos from the night, details of the speeches and thoughts from the Founder of the UK Social Mobility Awards and Making The Leap, Tunde Banjoko OBE; Chair of the Judging Panel for the Awards, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE; and CEO of the Headline Sponsor, Capita, Jon Lewis.
‘Promoting Social Mobility is a Strategic Imperative’. Thoughts from UK Social Mobility Awards 2017 Winners, KPMG
Winners of the ‘Leadership of the Year’ and ‘Mentor of the Year’ awards at the inaugural UK Social Mobility Awards, KPMG’s Jatin Patel discusses the business benefits of investing in social mobility and the positive outcomes of the awards.
My Social Mobility Story: Claudine Adeyemi
An interview with social mobility champion Claudine Adeyemi. An associate at Mishcon de Reya, Claudine founded the Student Development Co and recently launched an app designed to enable young people to find out about different careers, called Career Ear.
Social Mobility in the UK – why all organisations must know their 100 metres time
Founder and Chief Executive of Making The Leap and The UK Social Mobility Awards, Tunde Banjoko OBE writes on why all organisations must have social mobility at their core and track their progress.
Wave Goodbye, Say Hello – we welcome our new Chair-elect, Nicholas Cheffings
Making The Leap says goodbye to our outgoing Chair, Dr Julie Paine, and welcomes Nicholas Cheffings as our Chair-elect.
25 years of Making The Leap: looking back and planning for the future
A review of 25 years of Making The Leap, with thoughts from staff, supporters and volunteers.
The UK Social Mobility Awards 2018 – thoughts from the 2017 winners
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...
Five Things YOU Can Do To Improve Social Mobility
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....
Why businesses must get behind Justine Greening’s Social Mobility Pledge
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An inspiring introduction to the 2018 Awards
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Inspiring pupils to consider Careers In Numbers
On 8th February, we introduced school pupils from two Southwark schools, to top financial companies, at our first Careers In Numbers event. The event aimed to help schoolchildren aged 15-18 to feel inspired by careers at these companies, to learn about all the...
Launching the 2018 UK Social Mobility Awards
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,...
London’s not hot… for everyone
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...
Raising University Aspirations 2017
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...
UK Social Mobility Awards announces 2017 winners
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...