Congratulations to the students who graduated yesterday from the Socially Mobile programme.

Student highlights from the Socially Mobile programme include developing new skills, a professional network, and the flexibility of the learning environment.

Socially Mobile is launching a lecture programme for its alumni community. Lectures will be given by notable speakers on topics related to the goals and values of the programme.

25% of graduates report promotion or new job opportunity and 75% report a positive impact on their career.

Socially Mobile’s 2023 Impact Report demonstrates the transformative outcomes the programme is having for students.

Public relations requires hard work in schools, recruitment and training, to address socio-economic diversity.

A working class background is the biggest barrier to career progression in professional services. However, professionals that breakthrough accelerate development.

It's results day for Socially Mobile. 16 students will graduate from the final cohort of 2022, making a total of 50 graduates during the first year of the programme.

From a working class background? Bad luck. A year after the Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre reported that the creative industries are missing 250,000 working class voices, new research by The Social Mobility Foundation shows those who do have a job are being paid £6718 per year less than peers at a similar managerial level.

Public relations practitioners are seeking salary rises (48.3%), promotions (25.2%), and job hunting (25.2%) to increase their income in response to the cost-of-living crisis. Education and training is also a priority for three-in-ten practitioners.

Please find below a short statement re a donation from Radioactive PR shared purely for purposes of transparency.

Graduation days are always special occasions. Here’s a transcript of the speeches from the event with a link to photos.

Socially Mobile is investigating the impact of the cost of living crisis on the 100,000 people working in public relations. As inflation exceeds 10 percent it is seeking to explore the impact on freelance, agency, and in-house workers.

Socially Mobile is proud to support the CIPR’s campaign to encourage more practitioners to #GetChartered. The recipient of the Chief Examiner’s Award for overall contribution during a cohort will have their fees paid for CIPR Chartered Assessment.

The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) has partnered with Socially Mobile, the not-for-profit PR school, to provide students with access to foundation learning in measurement and evaluation.

The CIPR, PRCA and Guild have joined forces in support of new not-for-profit PR school Socially Mobile.

Socially Mobile has opened for candidate applications for its first cohort in January 2022.

Socially Mobile was conceived late in 2018 as a means of addressing endemic issues within the PR industry relating to socially mobility.