One in five people in the UK have nominally fallen down the social pecking order because they work in a lower-status job than their parents – with mothers, non-graduates and some black and minority ethnic groups more likely to find themselves “downwardly mobile”, according to a government advisory body.

We are currently testing out some new ideas on how to engage signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge campaign in 2021/22 and we want to hear your feedback on those ideas.

We believe that everyone in our country, whoever they are and wherever they are from, is entitled to an equal chance in life. This chance starts by not allowing yourself to be constrained by your immediate environment and instead, seizing the opportunities that come your way. 

Financial technology firm True Potential has today unveiled a new action plan to increase access to career opportunities in financial services, in partnership with former Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Justine Greening.  

It’s time for the prime minister and the wider party to show leadership by demonstrating the unity they seek to achieve.

Meeting like-minded people, debating face-to-face with tutors and pursuing new hobbies are the essence of university life;

For the class of 2020 doing any of the normal student activities has been a real challenge, and with the UK in and out of various forms of lockdown since March, the experience for students this year has been anything but normal.

‘University Anchors’ will work with schools and employers to create job opportunities for the young.

The University of Bradford has unveiled a new action plan to increase access to higher education and career opportunities, in partnership with former Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Justine Greening. 

The impact of a 'unique' partnership between local schools, employers and a university on the educational opportunities available to young people in rural England is highlighted in a new report on social mobility.

UWE Bristol has today unveiled a new action plan to increase access to higher education and career opportunities, in partnership with former Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Justine Greening.

Former Education Secretary Justine Greening has visited members of Amey’s highways team at Staffordshire Western Access Route to see first-hand the work taking place to protect employment opportunities and boost social mobility.

As an award-winning employer across the North of England, with employees living and working right across northern Cumbria, Yorkshire and the North East, NGN is already well-placed to be a driving force for positive change in the communities it serves.

Barratt Developments has today unveiled a new action plan in partnership with former Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Justine Greening, and underlined its commitment to creating career opportunities in the housebuilding sector.

Last year Mears was proud to be ranked as one of the Top 75 employers in the Social Mobility Employer Index 2019. This is the top 75 UK employers who have taken the most action to improve social mobility in the workplace which ranks Britain’s employers on the actions they are taking to ensure they are open to accessing and progressing talent from all class backgrounds.

Former Education Secretary Justine Greening has warned that children in the UK will continue to miss out on opportunities “on an industrial scale” if Boris Johnson’s government does not back up his promises to end regional inequalities.

Persimmon Homes, the UK’s leading housebuilder, has launched its Opportunity Action Plan, in partnership with former Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Justine Greening, and the Social Mobility Pledge.

Former Cabinet minister Justine Greening has visited the University of York to hear more about our work to promote social mobility across the institution.

Two years ago, Justine Greening established the Social Mobility Pledge, a cross party campaign to drive social mobility in the UK.

SSE has today launched, in partnership with the Social Mobility Pledge, a new report outlining how it’s working to reduce the opportunity gap and support the levelling up agenda.

Health and social care providers across the UK should consider our ‘Civic Health Model’ in Essex as part of their post Covid-19 response to combat health inequality and break the barriers this poses to social mobility, a report published today (6 October) states.

The government must deliver on promises to level up society or risk losing voters and the chance to transform Britain.