Ambassadors

Form the Future’s Ambassador community gathered this week for an evening of insight, discussion and shared purpose, exploring one of the most pressing challenges facing young people today: access to meaningful work experience. Hosted by Raspberry Pi Foundation and Sonja Povey, the Ambassador Get Together brought together professionals from across sectors, united by a common […]

“I know my younger self would have appreciated volunteers like the ones from Form the Future.” Amara McCalla, a Trainee Development Surveyor at Hill Group, sat down with us to discuss her experience volunteering with Form the Future. Returning to her former school, Amara saw firsthand how much has changed since her time in the classroom.

“I wish I had come across an organisation like this when I was at school!”Alex Chien owns Slow Chew – a mindfulness-focused Taiwanese supper club initiative in Cambridge. After years of working around the world, she moved to Cambridge with her family and began the hunt for a meaningful volunteering opportunity that would give her

Let’s hear it for this week’s Ambassador stepping into the Spotlight – Kate Greenwood. Kate will be a familiar face to many of you, having been part of our Ambassador Community since 2015. As Work Opportunities Manager at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, she has delivered dozens of Apprenticeship Talks and careers fairs, alongside

Simone Castello will be a familiar face to many, having been part of our Ambassador Community since first meeting Anne Bailey in 2014, even before Form the Future began! She has supported a diverse range of sectors in a wide variety of roles throughout her working life, so is the living embodiment of the “wiggly

We shine our Ambassador Spotlight onto one of our longest-serving Ambassadors Stephen Blackmore from Turners of Soham Ltd, who’s been with us for our entire lifespan! He thrives on giving back and hearing about the impact his support has had on individual students. He also has some great advice for anyone who might be interested

We love that our Ambassadors come from all walks of life, and Rachel Webster is passionate about opening students to the “amazing career potential” in the worlds of hospitality and retail, where there is “so much to learn, do and see”. Name: Rachel Webster Current position: Global APP Development DirectorOrganisation: The Wine & Spirit Education

Lizzie Sagoo, Soil Scientist and Director at ADAS, is passionate about giving back through volunteering. She joined Form the Future’s Ambassador community a year ago, engaging in activities including Mock Interviews at Swavesey Village College and presenting at the Careers in Agri-Tech, Farming, and Logistics webinar. Name: Lizzie SagooCurrent position: Soil Scientist and Director Organisation:

Phoebe Feng is a regular at Mock Interviews and Careers Carousels at our activities in Cambridge schools. Having met Anne Bailey for the first time at a networking event in 2021 she immediately “loved what Form the Future stood for” and pitched the idea to her employer Alpha CRC about establishing a partnership with us and, as

We first met the fabulous Ellie Senior through Cambridge Indie, when she signed up to participate in some focused training we delivered earlier this year. This propelled her to take part in an Enterprise Day at Cambourne Village College, where she helped students work through the steps involved in running your own business. In even