Form the Future started delivering one-to-one career guidance sessions in Ely in April thanks to funding from Greater Cambridgeshire Partnership Skills and the Region of Learning projects. The funding enables Form the Future to provide the right support over a long period of time to adults. This allows us to build a good working relationship, […]
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170 students at The Joyce Frankland Academy benefitted from an Employability Workshop and Enterprise Day, delivered by Form the Future and funded by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Region of Learning, on Thursday 6 July 2023. The day began with a recently refreshed Employability workshop that helps students to identify their skills, covers CV writing, interview
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Form the Future has just launched its annual Ambassador Survey. As a Cambridge-based social enterprise, we have supported more than 18,000 students this academic year (up to June 2023), at 69 academic institutions across the county. At our core is an invaluable community of 250 active ambassadors, who have a passion for connecting young people
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Innovation and creativity were at the forefront of Cambridge LaunchPad‘s first Project Day with Cambridge Design Partnership on 4 May 2023. Students from St Bede’s Inter-Church School designed, pitched, built, and tested solar-powered ambulances. The event kicked off with an introduction to the project and a briefing on the expectations. The students were divided into teams
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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 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 important movement. Offering the
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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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Hosted by The Babraham Institute on the 21st February 2023, our 7th Annual Conference was an event not to be missed. The day consisted of talks, workshops, activities and networking, all focused around the topic of ‘Forming the Future: Young People’s Attitudes to Work’. Read the full summary of this fantastic event below.
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Sarah was introduced to me by her work coach at the Job Centre in 2022. She has a passion for gardening and horticulture and loves to spend time outdoors, especially in her own garden. She was in the first year of study towards a Level 2 Royal Horticultural Society course online when we met. At
David was introduced to me by his work coach at Cambridge Job Centre in 2022. A mature male, David is dyslexic and by his own admission, didn’t have any digital skills beyond making phone calls and sending text messages on a mobile phone. At our first meeting, David explained that in his early career he
Form the Future is asking working people to give a gift to be proud of in 2023, by joining them as career ambassadors. The Cambridge-based social enterprise works alongside 69 academic institutions across the Eastern Region to give students access and insight into the world of work and career options available to them. At the
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Our goal is that all young people move successfully from education into employment. As a social enterprise, we are reliant on grants and corporate funding in order to work with the schools across Cambridgeshire. Even the smallest donation helps us to provide careers inspiration for every child. Click below to find out more about what your donation could do for young people in your community.
