The Social Mobility Foundation

Who are we ❓ We work for a society where people from all social backgrounds can thrive in education and the workplace, and all young people can explore their talents 🚀 Join our movement for change 👇 socialmobility.org.uk

The 2026 Employer Index is open for submissions! Join over 100 organisations taking the lead on employer-led social mobility by entering. Now in its tenth year, the Index supports businesses to be more innovative, representative, and successful 🌟 ow.ly/ujJw50YOXHa

Less than a week to go until submissions open for this year’s Index🎉 Our new bands – Pioneering, Progressive, Established and Committed – champion all organisations improving workplace social mobility Learn more by visiting our website and signing up socialmobility.org.uk/employerindex

We’ve seen gender pay gap reporting drive real change, and the Government plans to introduce disability and ethnicity pay gap reporting to make workplace barriers more visible. Now, It's time to do the same for class. Read our Class Pay Gap research: lnkd.in/eNt5qUzs

It shouldn't pay to be privileged. Our CEO, @SarahHatstand, spoke to the Women and Equalities Committee, calling on the Government to make all large employers collect and publish socioeconomic background data for their workforces.

Donating just £25 would allow us to connect a student with a professional mentor who understands the student’s sector and their goals  🚀 Thank you to everyone who’s already donated and made a huge impact in the lives of our brilliant students. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS…

Navigating the world of higher education and work without the support of someone who’s done it all before can be difficult. Our brilliant volunteer mentors nurture the knowledge, networks and confidence of young people across the UK 🌟

This week, your donations to us will be doubled 🌟 Your donations help fund our life-changing programme, so we can continue to support 4,000 young people across the UK to thrive 🚀 One donation, double the impact 👇 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS…

Next week it’s Big Give week, and all donations to us will be doubled!💷 All donations will go towards turning opportunity into reality for our brilliant young people 🤩 Mark your calendars for 2nd-9th December. Giving even a small amount next week will make double the impact🌟

At SMF, we’re proud of the difference we make. New research by the @DWPgovuk shows the real impact of our work: ✅Higher future earnings ✅Better chances of getting into competitive universities ✅Stronger job prospects Learn more: socialmobility.org.uk/news/the-socia…

Read the research: socialmobility.org.uk/campaign/the-c…

Professionals from working-class backgrounds are paid £6,287 – or 12% – less per year on average than their more privileged peers That’s why we’re calling on the Government to make big employers collect and publish socioeconomic data for their workforces #ClassPayGapDay

It's #LivingWageWeek 💛 Our Social Mobility Employer Index recommends that all employers pay the National Living Wage. We all share the responsibility to create workplaces where everyone can thrive. Find out more 👇 socialmobility.org.uk/employerindex

📢 "The grocery sector needs to step up its social mobility game." 📰 Read our CEO Sarah Atkinson's call for a fairer food industry - and how one supermarket is leading the way ⤵️ thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-op…

🚨 NEW: Children from low-income homes are more likely to have special educational needs and are also less likely to get the support they need, we have found. Our new research reveals massive socio-economic inequalities in accessing support from a SEND system in crisis 🧵⤵️

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Congratulations to the Top 75 in Social Mobility Employer Index 2025! 🎉 All of the employers in Index are leaders in building workplaces where potential comes first Explore this year’s Index and join the movement 🚀 #SMFIndex25 #SocialMobility socialmobility.org.uk/employerindex

✅ CAMPAIGN WIN: The NHS is now collecting socioeconomic data for its workforce We want all large employers to publish this data, including the NHS 📊 Medicine is one of the most socioeconomically exclusive jobs 🧑‍⚕️ And measuring the issue is the first step towards changing it

What do Gen Z need to overcome class barriers in the workplace? 🤔 To help answer this question, we were joined by @helenhayes_, @SeemaMalhotra1 and @PDJSwallow for our joint event with @lv at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.

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Social mobility and young people: what do tomorrow's workers need to thrive? Join us and @lv for a panel discussion with @helenhayes_ MP, @SeemaMalhotra1 MP and @PDJSwallow MP at Labour Party Conference. 📍Museum of Liverpool ⌚10:00-10:50, Tuesday 30th Hope to see you there!