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Kenneth Olisa: ‘To improve social mobility, we must raise children’s aspirations’. The Guardian reports on the UK Social Mobility Awards
The Chair of the Judging Panel for the UK Social Mobility Awards 2018 on how greater diversity means better business for everyone. On 9th October 2018, The Guardian published an interview with Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, judging panel Chair for the UK Social Mobility...
‘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.
Employers urged to recruit more socially disadvantaged people: The Financial Times reports on the UK Social Mobility Awards
Sarah Gordon, Business Editor at the Financial Times, interviewed the Chair of the judging panel for the UK Social Mobility Awards 2018, Sir Ken Olisa OBE.
Social Mobility in the UK – why all organisations must know their 100 metres time
Tunde Banjoko OBE, Founder and Chief Executive of social mobility charity Making The Leap, and The UK Social Mobility Awards, talks about why organisations must do something to advance social mobility.
The UK Social Mobility Awards 2018 – thoughts from the 2017 winners
UK Social Mobility AwardsIn 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...
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
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...