Welcome to the UK Social Mobility Awards – a nationwide leadership initiative focused on advancing social mobility
Our aim is to promote social mobility throughout the country, and the SOMOs will recognise & celebrate the achievements of businesses and organisations in their work of advancing social mobility
KEY DATES
January
2022 SOMOs website launch
June 24th
ENTRY DEADLINE
July
JUDGING DAYS
March (tbc)
SOCIAL MOBILITY BUSINESS SEMINAR
June 27th to July 8th
SHORTLISTING
October 13th
AWARDS NIGHT
April 25th
NOMINATIONS OPEN
July 11th
SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
January
2022 SOMOs website launch
April 25th
NOMINATIONS OPEN
June 27th to July 8th
SHORTLISTING
July
JUDGING DAYS
March (tbc)
SOCIAL MOBILITY BUSINESS SEMINAR
June 24th
ENTRY DEADLINE
July 11th
SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
October 13th
AWARDS NIGHT
January
2022 SOMOs website launch
March (tbc)
SOCIAL MOBILITY BUSINESS SEMINAR
April 25th
NOMINATIONS OPEN
June 24th
ENTRY DEADLINE
June 27th to July 8th
SHORTLISTING
July 11th
SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
July
JUDGING DAYS
October 13th
AWARDS NIGHT
NEWS
SOMOs 2021: Key Findings Report
Employers and educational institutions continued to advance social mobility in 2020-21, in spite of ongoing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most social mobility work over this period aimed to reach, recruit and retain people from less advantaged...
UK Social Mobility Awards 2021 – Winners Announced
SOMOs 2021 Winners On the afternoon of Thursday 14th October, the UK Social Mobility Awards (SOMOs) hosted it’s fifth annual awards gala and announced the winners to this year’s event. Taking place as a virtual ceremony for the second year in a row, we were delighted...
2020 Winners’ Case Studies – Interim Report
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 UK Social Mobility Awards took a very different format from previous years. However, work to advance social mobility continued across a range of industries and locations throughout the UK. The 2020 Winners’ Case Studies...
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The #SOMO2021 entrants did some great work to advance #socialmobility in 2020-21 - but there's still lots to do. Here are our four key recommendations for social mobility initiatives in 2022. 👀👇🏾 Find out more here ➡️ somo.uk/publications/s… pic.twitter.com/kuYau62P87