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UK Social Mobility Awards 2024 Shortlist announced
The UK Social Mobility Awards (SOMOs) are pleased to announce the Finalists for 2024. 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...
SOMOs 2023 Winners’ Case Studies Report
In this report, we celebrate the employers and educators who won UK Social Mobility Awards in 2023. Across our 11 categories, we examine winners’ activities, enabling factors, challenges overcome, and how they define social mobility success. Our 2023 winners represent...
Making The Leap pleased to announce National Grid as electrifying partner for the 2024 UK Social Mobility Awards
National Grid has been announced as the Headline Partner for the UK Social Mobility Awards for 2024.The UK Social Mobility Awards (SOMOs) were established to recognise and celebrate forward-thinking organisations that are actively creating positive social change for...
SOMOs 2023: Key Findings Report
In Reaching potential? Advancing Social Mobility in 2022-23, we analyse all eligible entries to the UK Social Mobility Awards (SOMOs) 2023 to explore the work done by employers and educators to advance social mobility over the past year, as well as barriers overcome...
UK Social Mobility Awards 2023 Shortlist announced
We are pleased to share the 2023 shortlist for the UK Social Mobility Awards. Since its inception in 2017, the awards have been recognising and celebrating organisations that are championing social mobility within or beyond their workforce. We believe that social...
SOMOs 2022 Winners’ Case Studies Report
In this report, we celebrate the employers and educators who won UK Social Mobility Awards in 2022. Across our 12 categories, we examine winners’ activities, enabling factors, challenges overcome, and how they define social mobility success. Our 2022 winners represent...
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...