Social mobility means having more power to choose your future. LTSB's FutureYOU schools programme gives disadvantaged students the language to better describe their future, skills to make the most of opportunities and unique corporate access with first-hand experience of aspirational careers.
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1m young people in the UK aged 16-24 are classed as NEET, with many ill equipped to meet the demands of a professional workplace and/or unaware of career pathways. LTSB research shows: 68% of young people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds reported receiving no useful careers advice at school. 100% said they'd have benefitted from structured support to make informed choices, especially around alternatives to university. 84% of young people aged 13-15 have never visited a professional office.
FutureYOU provides proven, high quality enrichment activities & workplace experiences delivered by trusted adults that support young people’s social, personal & educational development. It covers 2 of the framework areas in the Government’s new ‘Every Child Can’ strategy: Key life skills: such as planning, organisation, problem-solving, creativity & leadership. Future pathways: exposure to diverse activities to broaden young people’s horizons, raise aspirations & inform future choices.
