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Work Experience

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Work Experience and Speakers for Schools

Work Experience + Speakers for Schools

Through our fully funded programmes, our charity is securing fair Futures For All.

We help young people from state schools and colleges access real-world experiences, hear from inspirational speakers, and discover new opportunities. Together, we can level the playing field and move towards a fairer future. Ready to join us in our mission?

We help all young people from state schools and colleges to access real-world experiences, inspirational speakers, and new opportunities.

Ready to join us in our mission?

We help young people from state schools and colleges access real-world experiences, hear from inspirational speakers, and discover new opportunities. Ready to join us in our mission?

Start your journey

Young People

Discover work experience, career info and inspiration.

Educators

Support your students to find life-changing opportunities.

Employers

Offer work experience placements and find talent. 

Speakers

Share your story to inspire talented young people. 

Access our programmes

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In-person and remote placements, and
Insight Days with leading UK employers.

Find Futures For All: Search

A scrollable discovery feed for finding placements and saving your favourites.

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Inspirational talks and career talks with high-profile, influential professionals.

Why choose Futures For All

01

Expertise

We have dedicated industry experts in education, work experience practices, safeguarding and policy.

02

Network

We have a network of over 2,200 schools
and colleges, 100s of leading employers and over 1,500 speakers. 

03

Not-for-profit

We are a charity that can support you in making a transformative difference to the lives of all young people.

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Our purpose and impact

Talent is everywhere across this country, but opportunity is not.


As the UK’s leading social mobility charity, it’s our mission to transform work experience and secure fair Futures For All state-educated young people – levelling the playing field for 93% of the student population.


Since 2010, we’ve supported almost 2 million young talents.

Our impact in 2023 - 2024:

16,300

We supported 16,300 young people to access high-quality work experience.

89%

89% of students felt confident in achieving their career ambitions post placement.

63,736

We supported 63,736 young people to attend in-person talks.

1 in 3

1 in 3 students said they were considering the same career as their speaker.

Hear from Esme, Uisce and Yuvraj

Go behind the scenes to find out what happened when ad agency, Lucky Generals invited young talents into their studio to experience the creative industry. 

Success stories

“We’ve partnered with Futures For All 
to access inspiring talks and insightful work experience, a vital part of lifelong learning. By offering in-person, hybrid, and remote experiences we’ve removed the barriers that exist for many!”

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Alexander McCafferty

Careers Leader, Djanogly City Academy

“We have worked together to design a yearlong programme of aviation learning. 25,000 hours of inspiring talks, interactive activities, and mentoring, both remotely and in-person.”

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Laura Macshane

DEI & Community Manager, Virgin Atlantic

“In June 2021, I started the first day of my remote work experience with FinTrU… Fast forward to June 2023, and I took part in the same work experience programme, however, this time as an employee at FinTrU.”

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Lara

Belfast

Hear from Esme, Uisce and Yuvraj

Go behind the scenes to find out what happened when ad agency, Lucky Generals invited young talents into their studio to experience the creative industry. 

“We’ve partnered with Futures For All 
to access inspiring talks and insightful work experience, a vital part of lifelong learning. By offering in-person, hybrid, and remote experiences we’ve removed the barriers that exist for many!”

Smiling man in suit, headshot

Alexander McCafferty

Careers Leader, Djanogly City Academy

“We’ve partnered with Futures For All 
to access inspiring talks and insightful work experience, a vital part of lifelong learning. By offering in-person, hybrid, and remote experiences we’ve removed the barriers that exist for many!”

Smiling man in suit, headshot

Alexander McCafferty

Careers Leader, Djanogly City Academy

“We’ve partnered with Futures For All 
to access inspiring talks and insightful work experience, a vital part of lifelong learning. By offering in-person, hybrid, and virtual experiences we’ve removed the barriers that exist for many!”

Smiling man in suit, headshot

Alexander McCafferty

Careers Leader, Djanogly City Academy

Latest news

Hear from Esme,
Uisce and Yuvraj

Go behind the scenes to find out what happened when ad agency, Lucky Generals invited young talents into their studio to experience the creative industry. 

Find work experience

“We’ve partnered with Futures For All 
to access inspiring talks and insightful work experience, a vital part of lifelong learning. By offering in-person, hybrid, and virtual experiences we’ve removed the barriers that exist for many!”

Smiling man in suit, headshot

Alexander McCafferty

Careers Leader, Djanogly City Academy

“We have worked together to design a yearlong programme of aviation learning. 25,000 hours of inspiring talks, interactive activities, and mentoring, both online and in-person.”

Smiling woman wearing glasses

Laura Macshane

DEI & Community Manager, Virgin Atlantic

“In June 2021, I started the first day of my virtual work experience with FinTrU… Fast forward to June 2023, and I took part in the same work experience programme, however, this time as an employee at FinTrU.”

Smiling woman's headshot

Lara

Belfast

Students and teachers proudly display awards

16 April 2026

Inside Hybrid: Young Talents Deep Dive Into Agency Life with Clearbox

Award ceremony: Students with teachers and prizes

9 April 2026

UK Construction Week - Building the future workforce

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

18 March 2026

Futures For All and The Hg Foundation Launch Landmark National Programme to Transform Young People’s Access to Tech Careers for around 16,000 students in state education

Latest news

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16 April 2026

Inside Hybrid: Young Talents Deep Dive Into Agency Life with Clearbox

SfS Programme_Bobby Seagull

9 April 2026

UK Construction Week - Building the future workforce

SfS Programme_Bobby Seagull

18 March 2026

Futures For All and The Hg Foundation Launch Landmark National Programme to Transform Young People’s A...

Quick answers

Who are Futures For All and what do you do?

Who are Futures For All and what do you do?

Who are Futures For All and what do you do?

Who are Futures For All and what do you do?

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