
Accent Bias in Britain
Accent Bias in Britain shares expert research on accent bias, its role in recruiting, and free online anti-bias training.
https://accentbiasbritain.org/ Find out moreUse this directory to find organisations that can support you on your journey.
Accent Bias in Britain shares expert research on accent bias, its role in recruiting, and free online anti-bias training.
https://accentbiasbritain.org/ Find out moreAccess Accountancy is a collaboration of more than 25 accountancy firms, professional bodies and organisations dedicated to improving access to, and progression within, the accountancy profession for young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds in the UK.
https://www.accessaccountancy.org Find out moreThe Aspiring Solicitors Foundation is a social mobility charity providing crucial and timely financial assistance to young people who are aspiring solicitors.
http://www.theasf.org.uk Find out moreBlackbullion is a fintech devoted to helping young people find success through financial wellness.
https://business.blackbullion.com/corporate-scholarships/ Find out moreThe Bridge Group is a non-profit consultancy supporting organisations of all kinds with independent expertise, research and practical know-how to enable them to make real and lasting impact on socio-economic diversity and social equality.
https://www.thebridgegroup.org.uk Find out moreBrightside run online mentoring programmes, which help young people make confident and informed decisions.
http://brightside.org.uk/ Find out moreBusiness in the Community is the oldest and largest business-led membership organisation dedicated to responsible business.
https://www.bitc.org.uk Find out moreWe work across the UK to connect employers with young, undiscovered talent from disadvantaged backgrounds & areas.
http://www.careerready.org.uk Find out moreThe Careers & Enterprise Company exists to prepare and inspire young people for the fast-changing world of work by creating career opportunities and connections to potential employers.
https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk Find out moreCatch22 is a charity delivering and reforming public services across the UK. Our vision is a strong society where everyone has a good place to live, a purpose and good people around them. Access to these three basic things is fundamental to transforming lives and communities. We supported more than 120,000 people last year through our 123 services all over the UK. Our 1,689 colleagues were supported in their vital work by 122 volunteers.
https://catch-22.org.uk Find out moreWe exist to make sure that progression is not determined by privilege.
https://causeway.education/ Find out moreChannels is a charity working with East Midlands schools to widen access to higher education and the professions
http://www.ChannelsCharity.org Find out moreChildren’s University is a charity that works in partnership with schools to develop a love of learning in children.
http://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk Find out moreA charity improving social mobility by providing over 670 transformative school boarding places each year for young people aged 11-18 from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
https://www.christs-hospital.org.uk Find out moreThe Chartered Institute of Personnel Development is the main professional body to accredit and award professional human resources (HR) qualifications. The CIPD’s qualifications are the recognised professional standard for HR and training specialists working across the UK’s public, private and charity sectors. The CIPD provides HR training on collecting and analysing people’s data.
https://www.cipd.co.uk Find out moreCommercial Break is a transformation agency focused on increasing working class representation in the creative and marketing industries.
https://www.commercialbreak.org.uk Find out moreLeading arts and social justice organisation creating greater socio-economic diversity in the creative industries.
http://www.cultureofcommon.co.uk Find out moreCreative Mentor Network is a charity supporting young people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds into careers in the creative industries through mentoring. Our mission is to create fair access to creative industry careers for young people from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
Through access to a trained mentor, networking opportunities and support finding employment, young people build their networks and develop their understanding of the career paths available so they can make informed decisions about their future and achieve their potential.
Our model is designed so that everyone wins: career opportunities for young people; training for employees; and access to diverse talent for businesses.
http://www.creativementornetwork.org Find out moreThe EY Foundation works with a range of employers to provide young people facing barriers to entering the workplace with the professional employability skills, support, business experience, network and opportunities to succeed.
https://www.ey.com/en_uk/corporate-responsibility/ey-foundation Find out moreFuture Frontiers is an award-winning education charity that supports young peolple from disadvantaged background to access high-quality post-16 education or training.
https://www.futurefrontiers.org.uk Find out moreAn award-winning social enterprise that partners with employers looking for qualified diverse talent to offer work experience, placements, mentoring and direct access to industry to connect talent with worthwhile career opportunities.
Our mission is to support people to be the best that they can be and increase the diversity of the UK workforce at all levels in industry.
http://www.generation-success.com Find out moreI have a voice (IHAV) equips young people who are under-represented in public policy related roles with the skills and confidence to thrive. It also works with employers to remove barriers to entry.
http://www.ihaveavoice.org.uk Find out moreWe are a not for profit social enterprise that connects schools serving the lowest income families and businesses at a leadership level to improve skills, awareness and confidence in order to transform outcomes and opportunities for young people from lower socio economic groups.
https://www.inspirationforall.org.uk Find out moreInspiring the Future addresses social mobility through introducing children and young people to a diverse range of volunteers from the world of work, breaking down stereotypes and broadening horizons.
Our online platform enables employees to register to volunteer and be connected directly to schools providing a simple and flexible approach that our research shows has real impact.
IES is an independent, apolitical, international centre of research and consultancy in public employment policy and HR management.
https://www.employment-studies.co.uk Find out moreIntoUniversity provides local learning centres in the heart of disadvantaged communities where young people are inspired to achieve and has supported over 100,000 students since 2002.
http://www.intouniversity.org Find out moreWe provide inclusive employment opportunities for people from all backgrounds in investment management.
https://www.investment2020.org.uk/ Find out moreMaking The Leap is a London-based charity that improves social mobility by raising the aspirations of, and increasing opportunities for, young people between the ages of 11 and 25.
https://www.makingtheleap.org.uk Find out moreMovement to Work works with employers to find the best solution for their organisation; either in-house, with delivery through their own resource, or through a training provider, to support them in delivering their programme.
https://www.movementtowork.com Find out moreAt Moving Ahead, we are on a mission to revolutionise the world’s workplaces, by advancing diversity, equity and inclusion.
We create inclusive organisations, leading the way with mentoring programmes that connect people together and storytelling that inspires and develops leaders.
We connect young people with opportunities where they are supported and inspired to become positive change-makers in their own lives.
http://www.mybigcareer.org Find out moreWith over 150 organisational members NEON is the professional organisation supporting those involved in widening access to higher education (HE). NEON enables those working to widen access to HE at all levels and in all sectors to affect change in their own organisations and communities.
https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk Find out morePressPad is an award-winning social enterprise that aims to diversify in the British media industry.
https://www.presspad.co.uk Find out morePRIME is an alliance of law firms across the UK and Republic of Ireland determined to improve access to and social-economic diversity within the legal profession.
http://www.primecommitment.co.uk Find out moreReachOut is a mentoring charity supporting young people from disadvantaged communities with one-to-one mentoring.
https://www.reachoutuk.org/ Find out moreThe Social Mobility Business Partnership (SMBP) is an award winning charity which unites circa 600 volunteers from over 130 organisations accross the UK to address issues related to low income and employment prospects.
https://www.smbp.org.uk Find out moreWe work to help state schools get equal access to high quality work experience and school talks.
http://www.s4snextgen.org Find out moreTalent RISE helps young people facing barriers to employment to prepare for, access and sustain supported employment and work experience opportunities, where-ever possible in the digital-tech sector.
https://talentrise.org/ Find out moreA skills campaigning charity of a dynamic movement of nearly 500 employers committed to earn & learn as part of building and developing the workforce they need as part of a socially mobile, prosperous and cohesive nation. The Club exists to help its members and all employers increase further the number, quality and range of earn & learn opportunities across the UK. By joining The 5% Club, members aspire to achieve 5% of their workforce in earn and learn positions (including apprentices, sponsored students and graduates on formalised training schemes) within five years of joining.
https://www.5percentclub.org.uk/ Find out moreThe Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) is the expert membership organisation for higher education student career development and graduate employment professionals.
https://www.agcas.org.uk/ Find out moreThe Brilliant Club is a UK charity promoting fair access to highly-selective universities by placing PhD students and Post-Docs into state schools.
http://www.thebrilliantclub.org Find out moreA social mobility charity working with both young people and employers to drive positive change in the workplace.
https://www.thebrokerage.org.uk/ Find out moreWe are a social mobility charity working to reduce the impacts of socioeconomic inequality on disadvantaged young people in the UK.
We believe that talent and potential – not background – should be what determines a young person’s success.
We help sixth-formers in ex-industrial Yorkshire access leading universities.
http://linacreinstitute.org Find out moreYouth charity The Prince’s Trust helps young people to develop the confidence and skills they need to realise their ambitions, so that they can live, learn and earn.
https://www.princes-trust.org.uk Find out moreThe SMF supports high-achieving young people from low-income backgrounds into university and the professions and also runs the Social Mobility Employer Index
http://www.socialmobility.org.uk Find out moreThe Sutton Trust champions social mobility from birth to the workplace through agenda-setting research, policy influence and evidence based programmes for young people to promote access to university and the professions.
https://www.suttontrust.com Find out moreIndependent education charity offering a range of fully funded opportunities to schools and colleges nationally.
https://www.talentfoundry.org.uk/ Find out moreEstablished as a charity since 2018, The Talent Tap (1183124) is a high performing organisation making a real difference to the lives of young people experiencing poor social mobility in predominantly rural and coastal communities across the country.
Our mission is to reach out to talented school leavers from social mobility cold spots offering them the training, work experience, networks, and confidence they need to succeed.
Our goal is equal access to professional jobs for young people, regardless of socio-economic background
The UK Social Mobility Awards are about making the advancement of social mobility a key part of how organisations are run in this country.
https://www.somo.uk Find out moreFounded over 100 years ago, UK Youth is a leading national charity that exists to ensure all young people aged 9-25 are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. UK Youth provides young people with life skills, delivered through a network of local youth organisations which make up the UK Youth Movement.
https://www.ukyouth.org/ Find out moreThe University of East London prepares its students for jobs of the future. It has been pioneering futures since 1898.
https://www.uel.ac.uk Find out moreAn award winning national charity that work in close partnership with employers and universities
https://upreach.org.uk/ Find out moreA national youth leadership development organisation that champions critical issues surrounding diversity, social mobility and equality.
https://www.uprising.org.uk/ Find out moreUptree is an online professional network & careers platform. We inspire and motivate young people with information on different career pathways, whilst up-skilling and connecting future talent with employers for face to face events and opportunities.
Our mission is to put industry at the forefront of careers education and for all young people to have access to opportunities to connect with multiple professionals before they leave education.
http://uptree.co Find out moreWe believe that giving meaningful opportunities, combined with ongoing support and care, transforms young people’s futures. Our mission is to give new opportunities in life and work to under-served young people in our local communities through the provision of a totally holistic programme which includes 26 weeks of paid employment. This programme helps to address any gaps the young person may be experiencing in maturation, aspiration, confidence, care and skills.
http://www.wemindthegap.org.uk Find out moreYes Futures specialises in extra-curricular personal development programmes for disadvantaged young people.
http://www.yesfutures.org Find out moreYoung Urban Arts Foundation is a charity helping vulnerable and disadvantaged young people go places. It engages with young people through music and other arts, not only helping them learn new skills but also to build confidence, self-esteem and self-worth.
https://www.yuaf.org Find out moreYouth Employment UK is a not-for-profit, independent organisation that puts young people at the heart of its work, all of our services have been co-designed with young people and our research and insight is based on the direct responses from the thousands of young people in our network.
https://www.youthemployment.org.uk Find out moreYouth Futures Foundation is a newly endowed independent organisation set up to address the complex social issue of youth unemployment. Their vision is that all young people regardless of background should have the support and opportunities to fulfil their potential. Their mission is to improve the employment outcomes of diverse young people.
https://youthfuturesfoundation.org/ Find out moreTalent is spread evenly, but opportunity is not. We’re changing that so low-income students can land the future they didn’t think possible.
We unlock potential through the power of membership. Together, we propel the most ambitious students into uni, work and life.
Our mentoring and masterclasses are the inside track on reaching the best universities and careers. Our members are the motivation to get there – daring the next generation to do the same. And our tech does it all at speed and at scale.
https://zerogravity.co.uk Find out moreYour background shouldn’t determine your future. And yet, for too many people in our society, it does. We as employers can do more to help people from all backgrounds thrive in work, while also improving our own operations. This is important work and we all have a role to play. Join us now to improve social mobility.
Register organisationThe Social Mobility Commission is looking to appoint two secondees to join our dynamic secretariat on a 3-month secondment. The Social Mobility Commission is an advisory arms-length body which is sponsored by the Cabinet Office. The Social Mobility Commission exists to create a United Kingdom where an individual’s future isn’t determined by the circumstances of […]
18/05/2023
Employers play a key role in #socialmobility outcomes for many.
They determine where they set up their business, the types of job roles they create, and how and who they recruit; the income set by employers impacts living standards, pension contributions, as well as spending power in their local economy; they also play an important role in the health and wellbeing of employees.
However, with each part of the UK having an individual identity, history and economy, impacting its local population and their opportunities, the challenges to social mobility, and the solutions, may differ from region to region.
That’s where we think the use of our new #Data Explorer tool can help – join us at this event on 7 June at 12pm for employers to find out how you can utilise our new tool to understand your workforce distribution; provide insight for outreach activity and hiring activity; and to serve and support regional communities.
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