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Bright, Young and Homeless
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...
Fellows get inspired at top marketing firm MEC
On 31st August I, along with a group of other Fellows, had the amazing opportunity of visiting MEC Global’s London office with Making The Leap. MEC is a media company well known for its innovative, ground-breaking ideas in marketing and their clients include famous...
09/09/16: Grammar Schools
Schoolchildren and their social mobility could suffer under government's reported plans to reintroduce grammar schools 9th September 2016: Founder of youth and social mobility charity Making The Leap warns of grammar schools’ impact on children’s life chances....
19/08/16: Race Equality Report
Making The Leap Chief Executive Tunde Banjoko OBE comments upon the most significant ever report on race equality in the UK, and its implications for social mobility 19th August 2016: CEO of Youth and social mobility charity Making The Leap draws attention to...
12/8/16: Widening Participation Report
Making The Leap Chief Executive Tunde Banjoko OBE expresses concern about the recent government 'Widening Participation' report 12th August 2016: CEO of Youth and social mobility charity Making The Leap says the government's recent Widening Participation report, which...
Our partner organisation report on successful year
New York-based STRIVE International publishes their 2015 Annual Report We were pleased to read the recently published Annual Report from our partner organisation STRIVE, who reported a year of ‘exceptional innovation, impact and growth.’ STRIVE, which is thriving in...
Making The Leap’s Alumni Launch
Raise aspirations. Increase opportunities. Change young lives. Making The Leap’s ethos was accomplished on Thursday 21st July, when we hosted our first Alumni event to an astounding turnout with a room full of corporate professionals, fellows, and newly graduated...
Laura
Whilst studying for her Masters in Social Work, Laura had the chance to work with vulnerable children. She became passionate about helping to change the lives of young people, and was motivated to work in this field. However, when she graduated, she found the social...
Muz
Throughout his education, Muz felt he lacked awareness of the career paths he could take, or the skills he needed to develop in order to succeed professionally. Despite finishing university with good grades, Muz soon ran into challenges when looking to start a career....
A.C.
A.C. grew up in a disadvantaged area of North West London. There were a lot of kids at school who weren’t focused on studying, so for the first few years of high school she found herself getting distracted. When she told a teacher, ‘What’s the point in trying hard? We...
The Social Mobility Careers Fair
Young people take charge of their careers at Making The Leap's Career Fair By Olivia Bascombe, Fellow I recently had the pleasure of attending Making The Leap’s Social Mobility Career Fair at Central Hall Westminster. Founded in 1911, Central Hall has been the...
Rahul
Rahul grew up in a small community, in the type of place where everyone knew everyone, so moving to London for university was a big adjustment for him. It took time to get used to a different lifestyle, at the same time as studying for his degree in maths and living...
Olivia
'A testimonial can mean a multitude of things, but the definition I am most fond of is ‘a declaration of truth’. So it is my personal truth that Making The Leap is an unique opportunity. For many like myself on this programme it was a bridge between their old and...
Thank You to HSBC
We’d like to say thank you to HSBC, who will be supporting 3,750 schoolchildren on our ACE for Schools Programme over the next three years. We have worked with HSBC since 2011 and in that time, they have funded over 10,000 schoolchildren through our programme. Through...
Jignesh
Jignesh was born in Kenya and moved to the UK aged fourteen. Moving to a new country was challenging, and Jignesh had to balance schoolwork with learning a different culture and environment, as well as studying in English, which wasn’t his first language. His parents...
Selvia
Selvia was born and raised in West London after her parents moved from Macedonia. She moved frequently, sometimes in temporary accommodation. Selvia’s school-life was challenging - her school had a low pass rate and was housed in temporary buildings during her GCSE...
William
William grew up in an area of Southwark which could be rough at times, and some of the people he grew up with were drawn into crime. But William had his sights set on university. With promising academic grades, William’s plan looked firmly on track. However, shortly...
Ridha
Ridha grew up in Hackney. As a child, she experienced the disruption of moving around from refuge and council housing. Though it was hard for her mother bringing up Ridha and her sisters alone, she was extremely supportive, and was thoroughly proud when Ridha was the...