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Students from disadvantaged backgrounds

Cambridge Unlocked 2024 – in Partnership with Railpen

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Building on the success of last year’s initiatives, Cambridge Unlocked, in partnership with Railpen, has returned in 2024 with an even greater impact, providing valuable work experience and mentorship to local sixth-form students who might otherwise lack access to the dynamic Cambridge Cluster. Cambridge Unlocked, originally conceived from a LinkedIn discussion about addressing the inequality […]

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Cambridge businesses invite local sixth-form students work experience, with Cambridge Unlocked

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With an aim to counteract the inequality gap in Cambridge felt by young people who are without connections and contacts, Cambridge Unlocked, in partnership with Railpen, invites businesses to participate in offering sixth-form students a paid internship for one week this July. Businesses and organisations from the dynamic Cambridge cluster are encouraged to join this

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Celebrating Cambridge Unlocked 2023

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Cambridge Unlocked, a week-long programme that began on 24 July 2023, provided 16-18 year olds with an opportunity to gain invaluable experience in businesses from the Cambridge Cluster. In collaboration with partners from the local business community including Cambridge Future Tech, Cambridge GaN Devices, Goodwin Law, Kalium Health, Neuro XR, Qkine, Robok, Xampla, Aqdot, Mills

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Form the Future opens doors for young people to access in-work experience

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Form the Future are delighted to announce the launch of a work experience opportunity board on our ‘WEX’ online platform this month. Partnering with local companies to showcase up to date short term placements available in our region, which can be accessed through school careers advisors. Supporting young people to access in-work experience can make

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Careers Drive calls on businesses to pledge the gift of work experience

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Form the Future is proud to support Cambridge 2030’s Careers Drive campaign – calling on the Cambridgeshire business community to unite in supporting young people by pledging in-person work experience placements when workplaces and offices are fully open again. By July 2021, the global pandemic will have deprived thousands of young people, currently in Year

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Local students peek into publishing industry to celebrate World Book Day!

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Cambridge University Press celebrated World Book Day on Thursday 7 March, with 50 Year 9 and 10 students from 6 schools across Cambridgeshire for the sixth year running. Form the Future managed the event, which provides a platform for the Press to showcase the diverse range of careers within the publishing sector and to give

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New apprenticeship service to provide routes into employment for Greater Cambridge residents

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Form the Future will be working with Cambridge Regional College to manage a new apprenticeship service on behalf of the Greater Cambridge Partnership, who want to increase the number of apprenticeships to help businesses attract and develop highly skilled staff and create career opportunities for residents. The new service will act as a bridge between

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Give a gift of careers inspiration this Christmas

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Form the Future has launched a Christmas fundraising appeal. We need to raise £20,000 so that we can inspire and guide even more young people towards the skilled jobs of the future. £5,000 could give 10 vulnerable young people access to a year-long mentoring programme to provide the additional support they need to succeed in

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Form the Future welcomes accomplished Fundraiser to the team

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Form the Future CIC are delighted to welcome Tariq Sadiq to the team as our first Fundraising & Development Manager. He is passionate about supporting young people and giving them the opportunity to fulfil their potential. “Form the Future seemed like the perfect fit since they understand that we need to work directly with school children

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Happy International Women’s Day! #IWD2018

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Today is International Women’s Day, which celebrates the incredible achievements of women across the world and marks a call to action on issues of gender equality. Some of the important topics that should be discussed on International Women’s Day, in addition to gender equality, are girls and women in leadership, personal and family safety, poverty,

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