Help us End Laptop Poverty
26/01/2021
The Department of Opportunities, our campaigning and advocacy arm, is working with creative agency Revolt to End Laptop Poverty. Find out more at the End Laptop Poverty website here.
The mental health impact of cancelled exams and school closures on young people
17/01/2021
A new survey by the Social Mobility Foundation of 863 young people aged between 16-18 reveals that: 73% of young people areanxious about exam cancellations 64% say school closures have negatively impacted their mental health 73% are worried about being able to study enough in lockdown A survey conducted by the Social Mobility Foundation between 7th–11th […]
CEO Sarah Atkinson responds to the Spending Review, 25 November 2020
25/11/2020
The Chancellor’s warning that the scars of the pandemic will last until 2025 is both sobering and unsurprising. It is clear that neither the health impact nor the economic aftershock of Covid-19 has been felt equally across society. The Levelling Up Fund is welcome, but the levelling up agenda needs to prioritise opportunities for people […]
Top 75 UK employers for social mobility revealed
11/11/2020
*Top 75 UK dominated by Law 36%, the Public sector 25% and Financial services 13% – PwC ranked No 1 employer * *Index results come amidst 1 million young people being out of work due to Covid-19 Today, the Top 75 UK employers in 2020 who have taken the most action on social mobility in […]
Submission to the Education Select Committee
28/08/2020
Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP Chair, Education Select Committee House of Commons London SW1A 0AA 28 August 2020 Dear Mr Halfon Summer exam results and next steps for students I write ahead of the Committee’s hearing next week with representatives from Ofqual, and later in the month with the Secretary of State for Education, […]
Social Mobility Foundation: A-level results will shine a light on the inequality that lies at the heart of our education system
13/08/2020
Commenting ahead of tomorrow’s A-level results Sarah Atkinson, CEO of the Social Mobility Foundation which coaches thousands of high attaining young people from disadvantaged backgrounds into elite universities every year, said: “These results will shine a light on the inequality that lies at the heart of our education system. There are bright young people the […]
Our CEO’s response to the Chancellor’s summer statement, 8 July 2020
08/07/2020
Great news that the Chancellor is backing young people with this 6 month job guarantee for young people. But we know that where you live in the UK matters when it comes to accessing opportunities. As the Plan for Jobs takes shape, we need to ensure opportunities are spread beyond London and the big cities. […]
Our CEO’s response to the latest Social Mobility Commission Report, 10 June 2020
10/06/2020
The latest report from the Social Mobility Commission (SMC) paints a stark picture of the UK’s failure to tackle social mobility. Even before the crisis we currently face, social mobility in this country was far below the rest of Europe and falling further behind and yet the government had failed to act. This report shows that the […]
Reverse Dress-Down Day – Support the work of the SMF
29/04/2020
Wear business attire and donate to help the Social Mobility Foundation support disadvantaged young people. Disadvantaged students and their futures are set to be disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Our campaign arm, the Department for Opportunities, recently published a YouGov poll which demonstrates that, while at home due to school closures, students from low income families are significantly […]
Department for Opportunities warns educational divide set to widen during epidemic
07/04/2020
Department for Opportunities Warns Educational Divide Set to Widen During Epidemic Department for Opportunities, the campaigning arm of the Social Mobility Foundation, has published a YouGov poll showing 40 per cent of children from low income households – those with incomes of less than £20,000 a year – do not have a quiet room in […]