The UK Social Mobility Awards (SOMOs) are pleased to announce the finalists for 2025. Since its inception in 2017, the awards have recognised and celebrated forward-thinking organisations that are actively creating positive social change for their employees and in...
With the entry deadline for the 2025 UK Social Mobility Awards on the horizon (June 27th), we sat down with National Grid’s Chief People Officer Will Serle to discuss the importance of a diverse workforce, and why your organisation should enter the awards....
With just over a week left to go, entries are still open for the 2025 UK Social Mobility Awards. We sat down with Nick Hedley, Partner and Co-Founder of Hedley May to discuss why social mobility is a key part of the firm, and how other UK business can benefit from...
With today marking 2025 Social Mobility Day, we sat down with Emma Thorogood, Partner, Head of Purpose, Community and Corporate Affairs at PwC, to discuss closing social mobility gaps across the UK, and why promoting social mobility makes sound business sense. A...
With entries now open for the 2025 UK Social Mobility Awards, we sat down with David Carrigan, Group Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing at Sky, to discuss social mobility at Sky and in the UK, and the importance of the SOMOs in advancing the cause. Sky,...
In our annual research report, we focus on the employers and educators who won UK Social Mobility Awards in 2024. Across 14 award categories, we explore what winners did to advance social mobility in 2023-24, including their key activities, enabling factors,...
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