Welcome to the UK Social Mobility Awards – a nationwide leadership initiative focused on advancing social mobility
THE SOMOs ™
WINNERS!
We champion the advancement of social mobility by recognising and celebrating employers and educators working to improve it.
CONGRATULATIONs TO ALL SOMO 2025 winners
KEY DATES 2025
April 28th
June 12th
June 27th
June 30th to July 11th
Shortlisting
July 16th
Shortlist announced
July
Judging days
October 2nd
NEWS
Social Mobility in Graduate Jobs – Still in First Gear?
Padmini Iyer, Claire Tyler & Lindsey Macmillan In our latest blog, we’re delighted to be joined by Dr Claire Tyler and Professor Lindsey Macmillan from UCL’s Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO) to explore similarities in the findings...
Still in first gear? Advancing social mobility in 2024-25
In this research report, we examine what UK public and private sector employers are doing to advance social mobility in 2024-25. By analysing data submitted by over 100 organisations to the UK Social Mobility Awards in 2025, we examine what employers are doing across...
We are thrilled to announce this year’s winners of the 9th 2025 UK Social Mobility Awards
A huge congratulations to all of our incredible winners and finalists who have shown what’s possible when you commit to breaking down barriers and driving change. The winners of 2025 UK Social Mobility Awards are: Organisation of the Year, (championed by bp)Winner:...
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