Welcome to the UK Social Mobility Awards – a nationwide leadership initiative focused on advancing social mobility
NOMINATIONS OPEN
24th APRIL
We champion the advancement of social mobility by recognising and celebrating employers and educators working to improve it.
KEY DATES
March 29th
SOCIAL MOBILITY BUSINESS SEMINAR
April 24th
NOMINATIONS OPEN
June 30th
ENTRY DEADLINE
July
JUDGING DAYS
July 10th
SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
October 12th
AWARDS NIGHT
NEWS
SOMOs 2022: Key Findings Report
Awareness and engagement with social mobility in the UK continues to grow, and in 2022, more organisations than ever entered the UK Social Mobility Awards. In Widening the gate? Advancing social mobility in 2021-22, we analyse all entries submitted to the 2022 awards...
The UK Social Mobility Awards 2022 – Winners Announced
Some winners from the UK Social Mobility Awards 2022!On Thursday 13th October 2022, we hosted the sixth UK Social Mobility Awards (SOMOs) Fundraising Gala at The Royal Lancaster London. This year, (for the first time in three years!), we were able to announce the...
Mitie – ‘Recruitment Programme of the Year’ 2021
Mitie and the Mitie Foundation with their SOMOs trophy Overview With their Ready2Work Programme, the winners of the UK Social Mobility Awards 2021 ‘Recruitment Programme of the Year’ was facilities management company, Mitie. Mitie fund the Mitie Foundation, which was...
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Our latest research report – “Advancing social mobility in 2021-22” – explores what employers & educators are doing to advance #socialmobility! lnkd.in/eWssmn4U Where do you think your organisation is on its social mobility journey? Let us know via the poll below ⬇️
Gold Partner
The UK Social Mobility Awards is a fundraising initiative for the registered charity, Making The Leap