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Result day reflections: access after education
Whilst record numbers of students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are accepted to university, we must make sure students are given proper career support.
Meet our 2024 Youth Board!
Our 2024 youth board is here and ready to make a difference! Read the article to meet them and see what they’ll be doing to support us in making a difference.
The Sky is the Limit: From Mentee to Founder
Daisy, a previous mentee, talks about her experiences and growth since her mentorship.
Break the Wall nominated in the Business Charity Awards
Our Break the Wall programme has been nominated in the 2023 Business Charity Awards. Read about our impact and the awards here.
Bringing mentoring to Manchester
As part of our journey to make the UK creative industries more accessible, we are launching our Break the Wall programme in Manchester in Autumn 2024.
Connecting an industry with APA mentoring
APA Mentoring has run for four years, connecting APA members with the next generation of producers, film makers and more.
How Apprenticeships Can Enrich the Creative Industries with Socioeconomic Diversity
Apprenticeships are an underused tool for discovering creative talent, and supporting social mobility.
How to make the most from speed networking
Read our top tips to make the most from a speed networking event.
Creating Positive Influence with Sony
We’ve been running Positive Influence for five years with Sony UK. Read about the programme and watch the case study video.
How SEEN Connects levelled up their career Kickstarter
Learn how we worked with SEEN Connects to make their Career Kickstarter day more accessible and inclusive.
Why mentoring needs diversity
Read the highlights from our National Mentoring Day ever on why mentoring needs diversity.
Becoming a Living Wage Employer
Read about our recent accreditation as a Living Wage Employer and why fair pay supports socioeconomic diversity.
The importance of making awards more accessible
We spoke with Chloe Straw from AudioUK about making the Audio Production Awards more financially accessible.
A guide to negotiating your salary
Read our guide on understanding how to manage and negoitiate pay in the creative industries.
Mentoring three years on
Mary and Jess reflect on their relationship three years on from when they met on Soho Mentorship.
Making It In The Creative Industry: A Practical Guide
Read about our new book about the barriers in the creative industry.
The Success Myth with Emma Gannon
Our mentees asked Emma Gannon questions on success and careers in the creative industry.
The cost of the cost of living on creativity
Our mentees and community share how the cost of living crisis is impacting their ability to work in the creative industries.
How Diversity can solve the retention crisis
Gen Z are job hopping more than any other generation before them. Learn how a diverse culture at work can increase staff retention.
Talking about our community
Understand the importance of language when talking about our community.