Teacher

What does the SMF do?

The Social Mobility Foundation offers Year 12/lower-sixth students who meet our eligibility criteria the chance to join our Aspiring Professionals Programme, on which they will be mentored by a professional in the career area of their choice, and may undertake a summer internship placement. We also provide a programme of advice to support students through the university application process. We offer these supports because we want to enable bright students from lower-income backgrounds the opportunity to inform themselves about their career and university choices, and empower themselves to make the right career decisions at the right time.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • In Year 12 / Lower Sixth
  • In possession of at least 5 As at GCSE
  • Predicted to obtain at least ABB at A-level
  • Have been eligible for Free School Meals

We will also accept students who attend, or previously attended for GCSE, a school with a higher than average percentage of students known to be eligible for Free School Meals* who will be the first generation in their family to attend university in the UK.

* Based on the London average of 18.9% (DfE, January 2011)

What do I have to do?

For each student applying to the APP,  we require a teacher to support their application. For more information about the programme and how you can support your students with their application, please see the Teacher Guidance Notes.

Once the student has completed their application form, they will be given a unique identifying number which you will need to complete their teacher reference.

To provide a reference for a student who has already completed their form, please click here or visit the ‘Apply’ section of our website.

The student application deadline for the APP 2012 is the 14th December 2011 and the teacher reference deadline is the 9th January 2012.

We also require students to send us the following documents by post before 21st December 2011:

1. A signed copy of the parental consent form, found here.

2. A completed eligibility form (signed and stamped by their GCSE School), found here.