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SOMOs 2019: Key Findings Report
In 2019, the UK Social Mobility Awards built on the success of previous years, with a 30% increase in both entrants and entries. Leading the Charge: How leading UK organisations are supporting social mobility takes a category-by-category look at what entrants did, and...
Social Mobility Matters
In the last two months, we have seen a myriad of research being published to highlight the developments taking place around social mobility, and raising awareness to the issues that those most vulnerable in the UK are facing because of these developments. This blog...
2020 Winners’ Case Studies – Interim Report
All the SOMO 2020 WinnersWe are excited to bring you the 2020 Winners' Case Studies - Interim Report The last year was an unprecedented year for everyone, which brought about many challenges and new learning curves, especially for UK organisations. Despite this...
“Social mobility is at the heart of the University’s strategy” – Thoughts from the SOMO 2020 University Winners, University of Derby
University of Derby and their SOMOs trophy.As we near the entry deadline for the fifth annual UK Social Mobility Awards, we are talking to some of the brilliant organisations and individuals who won an award at the 2020 Awards ceremony. We have reached out and spoken...
“It is vital that social mobility is prioritised” – Thoughts from the SOMO 2020 Recruitment Programme Winners, Ashurst
Over the past year, it has become apparent that tackling the barriers to social mobility and levelling the playing field is the key to ensuring that our economy is built back better. Across all sectors, more and more businesses and organisations are unambiguously...
Social Mobility Matters
Over the last month, we have seen many new reports published and events taken place surrounding social mobility and how best to advance this movement throughout the UK. Check out below to see a brief recap in to just a few of the important pieces of information and...
An Overview of the Social Mobility Business Seminar 2021
Social Mobility Business Seminar 2021 The UK Social Mobility Awards (SOMOs) held the fourth annual Social Mobility Business Seminar in April. The Social Mobility Buisness Seminar was the first event in the SOMO2021 calendar and provided a great chance for those...
Social Mobility Business Seminar 2021
Social Mobility Business Seminar The UK Social Mobility Awards are launching the fourth annual Social Mobility Business Seminar next week. After an unprecedented year, this seminar presents the chance for those organisations that are interested in entering the...
Social Mobility in UK Businesses – a Digest
The past month has been an important time for social mobility in the UK, as many social mobility advocates and leading organisations have published a vast amount of significant research which gives us insight into the work being done for social mobility in UK...