The Social Mobility Foundation

What do we do ❓ We make opportunity into reality for young people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds across the UK 🌟 We do this through: 🚀 Our Aspiring Professionals Programme. Our Programme guides participants from age 16 to their first jobs with mentoring, university application support, and work experience — standing by our community every step of the way. ✨ Redesigning our systems. We campaign to break down the barriers that young people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds face in higher education and in work. Find out more 👇 socialmobility.org.uk

We're proud to create opportunities alongside CNX Therapeutics | B Corp™ Certified 🌟 This award highlights our partnership's impact and our shared commitment to ensuring young people from all backgrounds can thrive 🚀

🚑 We all depend on our health service—so it should represent us all. But the results of this new research are a hard pill to swallow: 💊 Children of doctors are 100 times more likely to become doctors than the children of bus drivers, security guards and care workers 💊 Having a parent with a professional occupation makes you 6 times more likely to become a doctor than if they have a working-class job 💊 People from working-class backgrounds are no more likely to become doctors now than in the 1960s Opening up medical careers would be a win-win—more doctors with broader patient understanding and better opportunities for bright young people. 📊 The Government’s committed to collecting socioeconomic data for the NHS workforce, which is a good first step. We need this to happen quickly and comprehensively, broken down by role and seniority. And we need them to make all large employers follow suit. Because nobody’s class should block them from their dream career. Read more ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eeDfx7-9

We’re now on TikTok 📲 Give us a follow here: https://lnkd.in/e2F_KwFP We’ll use our TikTok to build our student community, creating a platform where students can connect with each other and talk about issues that are important to them 🌟

Applications are open for our Aspiring Professionals Programme 2026 🎉 Our free programme is here to propel you into university and your dream job 🚀 In year 12 or S5? Apply now and start your journey 👇 https://lnkd.in/du3cjvDk

🌟 Volunteer with us 🌟 Work in Finance or STEM and want to support with our 'All About Interviews' online event on 10th Sept? We're supporting ambitious young people to smash their interviews - and we need your help! If you work in these sectors, and would happily give some time to help out - please drop us a message! ✉️ Fill out this form and we'll give you more details 👇 https://lnkd.in/eX3WKds8

We’re hiring two Programme Coordinators to join our team 👋 These roles will work directly with the brilliant young people on our Programme 🤩 ⏰ Deadline: 31st August 📍Glasgow - Aspiring Professionals Programme Coordinator https://lnkd.in/e8nEQMZd 📍Birmingham - Aspiring Professionals Programme Coordinator https://lnkd.in/edR5cWfz

We’re committed to supporting society and our communities, making positive and lasting impact. Our purpose is to help people live financially confident lives and increasing social mobility is an important part of that. We want people to flourish from all walks of life. Today, A-Level students across the UK will receive their exam results. But for many, their background continues to shape their futures. In partnership with the The Social Mobility Foundation, we’re sharing new insights into how the cost of learning crisis is affecting young people’s ability to reach their potential. We hope the research will help shape the national conversation about how to create a more inclusive and supportive system for young people in the future. LV= Chief Executive, David Hynam, shares his thoughts. https://lnkd.in/e85dNH-k   #LVTogether #ThisIsUs #ThisIsLV

Nearly half of UK students are skipping meals. Not because they’re busy—because they’re broke. That’s one of the findings from our new Unheard Voices research, in partnership with LV=. A-level results day is a time of celebration and excitement, when young people open their results find out their next steps in education. But today’s students are faced with a cost of learning crisis: unable to afford to study away from home, for many their only choice is a local uni or no uni at all. For those studying now, many are skipping the essentials. 🧑🏫 1 in 4 students from working-class backgrounds have skipped teaching 🎾 6 in 10 have missed out on activities with clubs and societies because they couldn’t afford to go This is harming students’ potential and worsening the skills shortage. The Government should reintroduce maintenance grants for poorer university students so they can spend their degree studying, not struggling. Read the research: https://lnkd.in/e6merg7m

Today is Results Day! 🙌 We're so proud of our community for everything you achieve! If things haven't gone the way you were expecting, we're on the other side of the phone with advice and guidance. No matter what happens, this is just another step on the journey - and we'll be with you as you take it ❤️