Waterhead Academy celebrate prestigious Social Mobility Award

Pictured are Waterhead Academy students celebrating achieving the prestigious bronze award in the UK Social Mobility Awards, within the School/College of the Year category, along with Head of Year 7 Steve Hardy

Waterhead Academy has been awarded the prestigious Bronze award in the UK Social Mobility Awards 2023 within the school/college of the year category.

The UK Social Mobility Awards recognise and celebrate UK organisations in their efforts to improve social mobility, both within their workforce and beyond it.

Organised by societal change charity, Making The Leap, the SOMOs were the first national awards dedicated to social mobility, which aims to raise awareness of social mobility by sharing the innovative work of forward-thinking organisations working to improve it.

Assistant Principal Neil Wilson said: “The award is recognition for the hard work and dedication of our whole Academy staff team, who play an instrumental role through implementing a comprehensive personal development curriculum that provides our students with a range of careers and enrichment opportunities.”

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