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A Conversation With Geoffrey Williams, Judge for the UK Social Mobility Awards
The UK Social Mobility Awards were created to recognise the organisations and individuals displaying outstanding commitment to the advancement of social mobility. These initiatives, however, do not exist in a vacuum. Over the years there have been myriad leaders...
The UK Social Mobility Awards 2018 – Winners Announced
The UK’s only awards dedicated to recognising the achievements of individuals and companies in promoting social mobility celebrated their second year with a fantastic gala at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square. The winning entries of the second iteration of the UK...
‘Promoting Social Mobility is a Strategic Imperative’. Thoughts from UK Social Mobility Awards 2017 Winners, KPMG
There can be little doubt that some industries, typically those with long-standing traditions and a history of attracting the elite, can find it difficult to rejuvenate their working practices and move with our rapidly changing society. However, there can also be...
My Social Mobility Story: Claudine Adeyemi
Despite still being in the early stages of her career, Claudine Adeyemi of Mischon De Reya is a well-known and influential figure in the worlds of law and social mobility. Born and raised in South London and spending most of her childhood in a single-parent home...
Social Mobility in the UK – why all organisations must know their 100 metres time
Imagine twenty people gathered in a room. Some people grew up on council estates, some were the children of immigrants, some grew up in single parent families, and one was even once a youth from the ‘street’ who did what youths from the street do. Now imagine twenty...
Wave Goodbye, Say Hello – we welcome our new Chair-elect, Nicholas Cheffings
It is a busy time at Making The Leap. We continue to raise aspirations for young people across London by delivering workshops in schools, hosting careers fairs and running our monthly, in-house ACE Workshop. We also have the second year of the UK Social Mobility...
25 years of Making The Leap: looking back and planning for the future
This July, we celebrated 25 years of changing young lives at Making The Leap with a gathering at the magnificent PwC Building, Embankment. It was a fantastic evening bringing together long-term supporters and the young people who’ve benefited from our ACE programmes....
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...
Vanessa
I graduated with a degree in Accounting with Economics in 2016, but during my time at university I wasn’t really sure about my career plans and I was completely uncertain about what I wanted to do after I graduated. The only thing that I was sure of was that I wanted...
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....
Wumi
Having lived in Florida for the past six years, my transition back to the UK to attend university was a new chapter for me to say the least. I was not sure what to expect but it was a rite of passage all youngsters my age seemed to take. At the time, my older sister...
Why businesses must get behind Justine Greening’s Social Mobility Pledge
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...
An inspiring introduction to the 2018 Awards
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...
Sameeha
Sameeha graduated from university with a clear vision of the career she wanted – working in magazine journalism - but had no idea how to reach her goal. Lacking awareness of different avenues and opportunities, as well as how to make herself stand out from the crowd,...
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...
Elaeshah
My first encounter with Making The Leap was about 4 years ago when I was in secondary school. We had a whole day dedicated to introducing us to the world of work. The main event of the day was a mock interview, hosted by Making The Leap. Their volunteers gave up their...
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...