There can be little doubt that some industries, typically those with long-standing traditions and a history of attracting the elite, can find it difficult to rejuvenate their working practices and move with our rapidly changing society. However, there can also be...
Sir Ken Olisa OBE Business Chief sees competitive advantage in accessing wider pool of talent On 25th June 2018, The Financial Times published an interview with Sir Ken Olisa OBE, judging panel Chair for the UK Social Mobility Awards. Interviewed by Sarah Gordon, Sir...
The Judging Panel for the UK Social Mobility Awards 2018 Imagine twenty people gathered in a room. Some people grew up on council estates, some were the children of immigrants, some grew up in single parent families, and one was even once a youth from the ‘street’ who...
UK Social Mobility Awards In the second year of the pioneering UK Social Mobility Awards, organised by Making The Leap, we are taking a look back at some of last year’s winners to find out why social mobility is so important to them, how their initiatives are moving...
I’ve lost count of the number of conversations where I was left feeling that there is a real sense of momentum around social mobility. Organisations from across the country, in both the private and public sectors, are doing something or thinking about doing something....
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