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Businesses to learn how apprenticeships can solve skills shortages

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On Friday 8th February, we will be holding an information-sharing event for Cambridgeshire organisations eager to learn more about apprenticeships, and how they can benefit their business. This comes at a time when many businesses are still struggling to put processes and strategies in place to deal with the apprenticeship levy. Half of employers will […]

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Fundraising success for Arthur Rank Hospice!

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Form the Future CIC are very proud to support Arthur Rank Hospice and the incredible work they do in our local community. Every year they care for more than 3600 people in Cambridgeshire living with a life-limiting illness and those who need end-of-life care. We recently took part in their Accumulator Challenge where each team

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Surveyors of the future build design skills at Bidwells Hackathon

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Eleven building consultants from the Bidwells Head Office in Cambridge ran a Surveying Hackathon with more than 50 students from Trumpington Community College last week with the teams behind ideas for a Coco-Cola Theme Park and a Trumpington Colosseum the two winners. We are pleased to share this guest blog post, written by Ben Lee, PR

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Our first STEM-specific careers fair is a huge success thanks to Qualcomm

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We were very excited to work with Qualcomm, the technology pioneers who are helping to transform industries across the globe, including mobile, automotive, networking, and IoT. Through Qualcomm Foundation, they aim to invest in inspirational, innovative programs that serve diverse populations and strengthen communities. By working with Form the Future, they hope to encourage more young

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Students ‘Hack’ the City’s Public Spaces

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We were pleased to work with the Greater Cambridge Partnership to organise “Shape Your City”, an unique, free event for young people to voice their opinions on how the city could be improved for all who live and work here. Anne Bailey, Co-Founder and Director of Form the Future CIC said: “Events like this hackathon

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All of the students who took part in the 2018 STEM Maker Challenge.

Local students go head-to-head with budding engineers from China

Bespoke Events, STEM / By Molly Askham

During the summer, First Landing Education ran the 2018 Future Engineer Youth STEM Maker Challenge UK, a 3-day competition with students from China and the UK. Form the Future spread the word to our network of schools about this exciting opportunity and supported the three British teams throughout the training and challenges. One of our teams represented Comberton

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‘Eye opening’ experience for students at Opportunities Ahead 2018

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Cllr Aidan Van der Weyer, deputy leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council and member of the Greater Cambridge Partnership Executive Board opened Opportunities Ahead 2018, Form the Future’s annual careers fair for students from local schools at the Quy Mill Hotel & Spa, Cambridge. The event, in its third year, gives students the chance to learn

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Cambridgeshire professionals inspire students at King Edwards VI

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King Edward VI school invited Form the Future CIC, a Cambridge-based social enterprise, to host a ‘What’s My Line?’ event for their Year 8 students. This classic panel-show game was adapted so that smaller groups of students had the opportunity to quiz the volunteers and guess what their job is in a carousel format. Over

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Cambridgeshire schools and businesses unite to discuss skills issues at our Annual Conference

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We held our Annual Conference at Linton Village College on Wednesday 7th March for 100 delegates from schools and businesses across Cambridgeshire. The event focussed on what the 21st century skills are that businesses need, and how to ensure that students are suitably equipped with them. The event also gave an opportunity for schools and

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Cambridge University Press invites Year 9 and 10 students to celebrate World Book Day

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On Thursday 1st March, Cambridge University Press opened their doors to Year 9 and 10 students from schools across Cambridgeshire to celebrate World Book Day. The event, managed by Form the Future CIC, aimed to show young people that publishing is a vibrant, creative industry with a wide variety of career opportunities available. Heidi Mulvey,

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