Social Mobility Events

Social mobility events

All the latest webinars, virtual masterclasses, conferences, events and more, to enrich your understanding of social mobility in the workplace and wider society.

Upcoming events

Masterclass | Online

5 April 2023

Employers’ Masterclass: The art of using storytelling to build inclusion

5 April 2023  - 11am-12pm
Online

At the heart of every organisation is its people – all with a personal story to share that shapes and defines them.  Harnessing the power of personal storytelling as part of your Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) strategy is an effective way to build inclusion into your workplace culture and gain the trust of your employees […]

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External event | Online

18 April 2023

Westminster Education Forum’s ‘Priorities for raising attainment in England’s schools’

18 April 2023  - 8:30am-1pm
Online

John Craven, Director of the Social Mobility Commission, is pleased to be delivering the keynote speech at Westminster Education Forum’s upcoming conference. This event will assess the next steps for raising educational attainment and addressing key factors contributing to the attainment gap across England’s schools. It takes place in the context of the Schools White […]

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External event | Online

18 April 2023

ENEI’s ‘Guest Webinar: What is Social Mobility?’

18 April 2023  - 11am-12pm
Online

Paula Kemp, Head of Employer Engagement at the Social Mobility Commission, is pleased to be taking part as a guest speaker at ENEI’s upcoming event, ‘What is Social Mobility?’. During the event, Paula will speak about: Social mobility and the current position Why employers should get involved The impact and benefits How this can be […]

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Masterclass | Online

27 April 2023

Employers’ Masterclass: Accents in the Workplace

27 April 2023  - 12-1pm
Online

Accent is not directly relevant to work outputs.  To get hired, or to get ahead in your organisation, you would think that what you say – rather than how you say it – would be the most important factor.  However research does not reflect this. Join us at our April masterclass to explore how you can raise awareness of the issue of accent bias in your own organisation and what steps you can take to ensure that the focus is on the knowledge and skills of the employee or candidate, and not their accent.

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Masterclass | Online

16 May 2023

Employers’ Masterclass: Outreach and social mobility

16 May 2023  - 1-2pm
Online

Our May masterclass will cover how employers can use outreach to build an inclusive recruitment pipeline from the ground up, reaching and attracting a wide pool of talent. Engaging with candidates from a low socio-economic background through outreach enables you to: raise awareness of your organisation and industry to a wider reach of prospective employees […]

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Latest news and blogs

Storytelling to support social mobility

Storytelling is a powerful tool to support your organisation’s social mobility strategy. It can help colleagues to understand the challenges others have faced, helps leaders to understand how they can help and promotes an inclusive, trust-based culture. Ahead of our employers’ masterclass ‘The art of using storytelling to build inclusion’ we asked Shannon Miller, from […]

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28/02/2023

📢 OUT NOW: The latest #SocialMobilityTalks podcast!

In episode 2, Alun Francis and 3 expert guests debate the pros and cons of contextualised recruitment and admissions.

Listen now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or watch the video on Youtube!

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3YY6r8Y
Apple: https://apple.co/3Zg2QTv
YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ezmdh2Ck

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