Social Mobility Pledge Network
The Social Mobility Pledge works with a network of organisations who can help you go further faster in boosting social mobility.
Young Enterprise is a national charity that works directly with young people and their educators to develop vital skills and mindsets needed to maximise future opportunities and make a positive contribution to communities and wider society. We believe that all young people should be given the opportunity to apply learning in real and relevant contexts in order to develop the transferable skills and enterprising mindsets that will enable them to navigate future pathways to success. Young Enterprise provides over 200,000 such learning opportunities to young people every year with a focus on working with those that experience the greatest barriers to social mobility.
Since 1997 and under the leadership of their founder, Sir Peter Lampl, The Sutton Trust has worked to address low levels of social mobility. The Trust champions social mobility from birth to the workplace so that every young person–no matter who their parents are, what school they go to, or where they live–has the chance to succeed in life. In partnership with universities and employers, the Sutton Trust run engaging programmes that give students practical advice and leave them feeling inspired and more confident about their future.
From an award-winning magazine offering employment opportunities to people in poverty, to a multi-million pound social investment business supporting enterprise to drive social change. For over 25 years The Big Issue Group has strived to dismantle poverty through creating opportunity, through self-help, social trading and business solutions.
The Social Mobility Commission monitors progress towards improving social mobility in the UK, and promotes social mobility in England. Its responsibilities include publishing an annual report, carrying out research and providing advice to ministers on how to improve social mobility in England.
Founded in 2011 by ITV’s Political Editor, Robert Peston, Speakers for Schools’ aim is to end educational inequality by giving all young people access to the same prestigious networks available to the top fee-paying schools in the UK. Through talks from today’s influential figures via their Inspiration programme, their Experience work experience programme linking state school students to industry-leading companies, they are helping level the playing field for young people of all backgrounds.
The Careers & Enterprise Company
The Careers & Enterprise Company is the national organisation, established by government in 2015, with the mission to prepare and inspire young people for the fast-changing world of work. Their role is to link schools and colleges to employers and to help them deliver world-class careers support for all young people. They deliver their role by building Networks: Linking schools and colleges to employers and other external careers providers through the Enterprise Adviser Network and Careers Hubs, supporting Careers Leaders by providing training & support for Careers Leaders in schools & colleges, and backing the Gatsby Benchmarks by supporting implementation of a best practice standard for careers support with tools and targeted funding.
Working Options in Education is a charity that helps young people (14-18) to aim high and fulfil their potential. We want all young people to leave education and enter the world of work well-prepared for a positive future, but we particularly focus on engaging young people from high deprivation areas. Our employability and life skills programme is delivered free in schools, colleges and online through our well established links with major employers particularly in the food, drink and retail industries. We offer young people multiple interactions with employers including skills workshops, access to industry events, inspirational speakers, online content, work experience and placements.
Aspiring Solicitors Foundation
The Aspiring Solicitors (AS) Foundation is a social mobility charity whose objective is to remove financial barriers faced by aspiring solicitors from low-income backgrounds who are seeking to enter to the legal profession in England and Wales. The AS Foundation provides vital financial assistance to successful applicants in the form of grants, including study resources (books, online subscriptions), laptops, travelling expenses, professional work wear and law school scholarships.
Brightside is a social mobility charity that connects young people with inspiring mentors to help them make confident and informed decisions about their future.
We’re an impact-led organisation that designs and runs programmes, trains volunteers, and facilitates meaningful conversations between mentors and mentees. We collaborate with partners (including employers, universities and charities) to deliver mentoring programmes through our safe and secure online platform.
Our programmes work: they have a positive, lasting impact and we can prove it. We are pioneers in online mentoring with twenty years’ experience and take pride in finding new and better ways to have a greater impact.
There are many other organisations working hard to boost social mobility, and our team are happy to provide details of other organisations who might be able to help you: team@socialmobilitypledge.org