2026 Shortlisted Nominee
Community Organisation Award: Multi-Strand
Socially Mobile is a UK-wide, fully funded executive education programme supporting mid-career public relations practitioners from under-represented backgrounds to progress into leadership. Founded in 2021 by Sarah Waddington CBE and Stephen Waddington, the community interest company tackles structural barriers affecting working-class practitioners, ethnic minority professionals, LGBTQ+ communicators,
women returners and disabled practitioners. Its ten-week accredited Certificate in Leadership Communication builds management capability, financial literacy, strategic confidence and senior-level networks rarely accessible to underserved groups. With
more than 200 graduates, high satisfaction scores and measurable career progression, Socially Mobile is reshaping the UK public relations industry by creating a more diverse, equitable and representative leadership pipeline.