Welcome to the UK Social Mobility Awards – a nationwide leadership initiative focused on advancing social mobility
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We champion the advancement of social mobility by recognising and celebrating employers and educators working to improve it.
KEY DATES
July 18th
SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
July
JUDGING DAYS
October 13th
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 #SOMO2022 ‘University of the Year’ winner is @QMUL, who are dedicated to improving #socialmobility within #highereducation. The also became the first university to be awarded the platinum level Engage Watermark in recognition of its sector-leading public engagement work! 🎓 pic.twitter.com/IWZOJbxrdV
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The UK Social Mobility Awards is a fundraising initiative for the registered charity, Making The Leap