Independent School of the Year for Contribution to Social Mobility – Entry Form


Supported by Christ’s Hospital

  

Our judges would like you to tell them the story of practical support for upwards social mobility in your school during 2023-24; share your pride in where you work and explain why students in your care benefit from the school’s social mobility programme. Give us some examples of what you are describing and share any data which supports your entry (but please avoid lists!). Most of all, give us a sense of the importance given to underpinning upwards social mobility in your school community as it would appear to our judges if they were lucky enough to walk through your doors. 

These are the key questions to answer in your entry: please make sure your entry focuses on your engagement with social mobility rather than on the wider life of the school.

  • Why do you think your engagement as a school with social mobility is special? What is it about your school’s approach that demonstrates a philosophical recognition of the importance of upward social mobility within education and makes it worthy of this award? (Circa 200 words)
  • How has your commitment to social mobility in 2023-24 helped students from disadvantaged social-economic backgrounds achieve educational success and fulfil their life choices? Tell us about any particular initiatives which the school undertook this year of which you are especially proud.   (Circa 150 words)
  • What is the positive impact of your commitment to social mobility within your school, the local community and wider society? How do you think this has helped prepare your students for adult life in 21st century society and given them an appreciation of the importance of upwards social mobility. (Circa 150 words.)

2024 Awards Timeline

Nominations
open

March

Nominations
close

4thJune

Commended
announced

3rdJuly

Finalists
announced

9thSeptember

Judges
meet

September

Awards
ceremony

October