Fiona McCourt, Regional Development Manager

“OUR STUDENTS DON’T LACK ASPIRATION. WHAT THEY LACK IS THE CONFIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE TO ACHIEVE THEIR ASPIRATION”

The Social Mobility Foundation (SMF)

Supports high achieving students from low-income backgrounds

Provide students with a residential internship, mentor, skills sessions and university advice

Tailored to 6 career sectors

Our Work

Residential Internships

- Accountancy: KPMG

- Banking & Finance: J.P. Morgan

- Engineering & Physics: CH2M HILL

- Law: Clifford Chance & Linklaters

- Medicine: NHS Health Education England

- Politics: Civil Service

Our Work

Mentoring

Our Work

University application advice

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Skills sessions

The Details

All expenses paid trip to London

Summer 2015

Support from Year 12 until employment

Criteria

Year 12

5 A grades at GCSE/4 A grades if 50% GCSE pass rate

ABB at A-Level/BBB at A-Level for Civil Service

Eligible for FSM or First Generation & 20% FSM School

Our Results

53% attend Russell Group universities

95% wouldn’t have got their internship without our help

95% feel more confident about being able to enter their chosen profession

SMF & Your Support: 11 – 18 schools

Identify eligible students

Advertise opportunities

Promotional pack in the post and available online

Deadline is Monday 22nd December

SMF & Your Support: 11 – 16 schools

Inform Year 10s & Year 11s

Provide them with a guide to Year 12 programmes & opportunities on results day

Share our details with your contacts & parents

Contact the SMF

0207 183 1189

Fiona.McCourt@socialmobility.org.uk

socialmobility.org.uk

@socialmobilityf