Education & Young People Poverty & Inclusion 2024
Futures For All (Speakers for Schools)

Impact Report 2023/24

Futures For All (operating the Speakers for Schools programme) is one of the UK's largest social mobility charities, providing work experience, inspirational talks and career support to state secondary school students. Their 2023/24 impact report covers the first year of their 2023–2028 strategy, reaching 199,769 young people across 2,213 schools and establishing themselves as the UK's largest work experience provider.

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8,521 students on multi-day work experience; 183,469 students reached through inspirational talks; 199,769 total interventions across 2,213 state schools and colleges Key Metric 1
89% of work experience participants felt confident they could achieve their career goals; 85% better understood available career opportunities (up from 59% in 22/23) Key Metric 2
98% of employers would recommend the programme; 98% said young people were engaged; programme rated 97% satisfaction by employers and 98% by educators Key Metric 3
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📊Key Metrics

8,521 students on multi-day work experience; 183,469 students reached through inspirational talks; 199,769 total interventions across 2,213 state schools and colleges Key Metric 1
89% of work experience participants felt confident they could achieve their career goals; 85% better understood available career opportunities (up from 59% in 22/23) Key Metric 2
98% of employers would recommend the programme; 98% said young people were engaged; programme rated 97% satisfaction by employers and 98% by educators Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 23% of work experience participants eligible for Free School Meals; 91% lived outside London and the South East; pupils from lower socio-economic backgrounds reported greatest improvements in confidence and career awareness
  • Largest work experience provider in the UK; quadrupled business partners and doubled multi-day placements in first year of five-year strategy (2023–2028)
  • 88% of FSM-eligible young people said the programme helped them decide on a future career; 50% of in-person talks delivered at schools with above-average FSM rates

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