Categories
The categories below are to celebrate excellence and recognise activity that has made an outstanding contribution to the furtherance of social mobility.
There are 12 award categories, 3 individual and 9 organisational, selected to focus on those areas where a real difference can be made by taking the right actions. Please click on the categories below for a description of the requirements for each category.
Once you have completed an initial registration for your organisation, you can enter a submission for as many categories as you wish.
Registrations are now closed.
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
1. Champion of The Year
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking at how well entries meet the key criteria, as follows:
- Whether the activity is additional to their main role?
- A clear indication of how the entry matches the category
- A clear description of the problem that the activity was initiated to address
- A clear description of the activity that the individual undertook
- Details of stakeholders engaged
- Details of the outcomes and impact that have been seen, or are expected, in relation to advancing social mobility

2. Mentor of The Year
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking at how well entries meet the key criteria, as follows:
- Whether the activity is additional to their main role?
- A clear indication of how the entry matches the category
- A clear description of the problem that the activity was initiated to address
- A clear description of the activity that the individual undertook
- Details of stakeholders engaged
- Details of the outcomes and impact that have been seen, or are expected, in relation to advancing social mobility

3. Rising Star
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking at how well entries meet the key criteria, as follows:
- Whether the activity is additional to their main role?
- A clear indication of how the entry matches the category
- A clear description of the problem that the activity was initiated to address
- A clear description of the activity that the individual undertook
- Details of stakeholders engaged
- Details of the outcomes and impact that have been seen, or are expected, in relation to advancing social mobility

ORGANISATIONAL CATEGORIES
4. Organisation of The Year
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking at how well entries meet the key criteria, as follows:
- Whether the activity is in addition to the organisation’s main purpose?
- A clear indication of how the entry matches the category
- A clear description of the problem that the activity was initiated to address
- A clear description of the activity that was undertaken
- A description of the resources expended (be that time, money or in-kind)
- Details of stakeholders engaged
- Details of the outcomes and impact of the activity that have been seen, or are expected, in relation to advancing social mobility
- Public promotion of social mobility as a priority, or of the relevant activity, on the website

5. Innovation
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking at how well entries meet the key criteria, as follows:
- Whether the activity is in addition to the organisation’s main purpose?
- A clear indication of how the entry matches the category
- A clear description of the problem that the activity was initiated to address
- A clear description of the activity that was undertaken
- A description of the resources expended (be that time, money or in-kind)
- Details of stakeholders engaged
- Details of the outcomes and impact of the activity that have been seen, or are expected, in relation to advancing social mobility
- Public promotion of social mobility as a priority, or of the relevant activity, on the website

6. Leadership of The Year
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking at how well entries meet the key criteria, as follows:
- Whether the activity is in addition to the organisation’s main purpose?
- A clear indication of how the entry matches the category
- A clear description of the problem that the activity was initiated to address
- A clear description of the activity that was undertaken
- A description of the resources expended (be that time, money or in-kind)
- Details of stakeholders engaged
- Details of the outcomes and impact of the activity that have been seen, or are expected, in relation to advancing social mobility
- Public promotion of social mobility as a priority, or of the relevant activity, on the website

7. Recruitment Programme of The Year
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking at how well entries meet the key criteria, as follows:
- Whether the activity is in addition to the organisation’s main purpose?
- A clear indication of how the entry matches the category
- A clear description of the problem that the activity was initiated to address
- A clear description of the activity that was undertaken
- A description of the resources expended (be that time, money or in-kind)
- Details of stakeholders engaged
- Details of the outcomes and impact of the activity that have been seen, or are expected, in relation to advancing social mobility
- Public promotion of social mobility as a priority, or of the relevant activity, on the website

8. Progression Programme of The Year
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking at how well entries meet the key criteria, as follows:
- Whether the activity is in addition to the organisation’s main purpose?
- A clear indication of how the entry matches the category
- A clear description of the problem that the activity was initiated to address
- A clear description of the activity that was undertaken
- A description of the resources expended (be that time, money or in-kind)
- Details of stakeholders engaged
- Details of the outcomes and impact of the activity that have been seen, or are expected, in relation to advancing social mobility
- Public promotion of social mobility as a priority, or of the relevant activity, on the website

9. Community Programme of The Year
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking at how well entries meet the key criteria, as follows:
- Whether the activity is in addition to the organisation’s main purpose?
- A clear indication of how the entry matches the category
- A clear description of the problem that the activity was initiated to address
- A clear description of the activity that was undertaken
- A description of the resources expended (be that time, money or in-kind)
- Details of stakeholders engaged
- Details of the outcomes and impact of the activity that have been seen, or are expected, in relation to advancing social mobility
- Public promotion of social mobility as a priority, or of the relevant activity, on the website

10. School/College of The Year
A good secondary education can have a dramatic effect on how a child will do in later life, particularly for those who come from poorer backgrounds. The best schools embrace this responsibility and do what they can to raise everyone up, levelling the playing field for those from lower-income families. This award therefore celebrates the secondary schools and colleges that are making an outstanding commitment to social mobility issues. Whether through achieving academic success for their own pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, adopting programmes that equip their children with employability and life skills, developing innovative partnerships that support the wider community or through their overall advocacy of social mobility issues, the best in this category will be those that give disadvantaged children the best possible chance to succeed.
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking at how well entries meet the key criteria, as follows:
- A clear indication of how the entry matches the category
- A clear description of the problem that the activity was initiated to address
- A clear description of the activity that was undertaken
- A description of the resources expended (be that time, money or in-kind)
- Details of stakeholders engaged
- Details of the outcomes and impact of the activity that have been seen, or are expected, in relation to advancing social mobility
- Public promotion of social mobility as a priority, or of the relevant activity, on the website

11. University of The Year
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking at how well entries meet the key criteria, as follows:
- A clear indication of how the entry matches the category
- A clear description of the problem that the activity was initiated to address
- A clear description of the activity that was undertaken
- A description of the resources expended (be that time, money or in-kind)
- Details of stakeholders engaged
- Details of the outcomes and impact of the activity that have been seen, or are expected, in relation to advancing social mobility
- Public promotion of social mobility as a priority, or of the relevant activity, on the website

12. Small Business of The Year
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking at how well entries meet the key criteria, as follows:
- A clear indication of how the entry matches the category
- A clear description of the problem that the activity was initiated to address
- A clear description of the activity that was undertaken
- A description of the resources expended (be that time, money or in-kind)
- Details of stakeholders engaged
- Details of the outcomes and impact of the activity that have been seen, or are expected, in relation to advancing social mobility
- Public promotion of social mobility as a priority, or of the relevant activity, on the website
