The Future First Roadmap
Working together to create a society where all young people can access a path to success
Following an extensive consultation with our stakeholders, alumni volunteers, employer partners and member schools, we have published our roadmap towards the creation of a society where all young people can access a path to success.
The roadmap sets out how we intend to work with the education sector, employers, and state school and college alumni to provide relatable role models to young people from all walks of life to inspire them to reach their potential.
Make the Future First Pledge today and help us make this a reality.
The Future First Pledge
The Future First Pledge brings together education, employers and state school and college alumni around a commitment to support social mobility and equity of opportunity, helping young people of all backgrounds ‘see someone like me’, and reach their potential.
Tackling the issue of social mobility in the UK requires a collective effort. We all have a role to play to help young people of all backgrounds aspire and achieve and make a positive impact on our economy.
The Future First pledge is a first step towards achieving our aim of seeing every state school and college in the UK supported by a thriving alumni and employee volunteer network by 2034, as detailed in our roadmap.
Who has already signed the pledge?
The pledge
For employers
We will:
Designate a percentage of volunteer days to support local schools and colleges to build their careers capacity
Provide meaningful experiences of the world of work and engagement with relatable role models from your business
Annually, for each unused volunteer day consider donating £100 to a social mobility charity
For alumni and volunteers
I will:
Support learners to ‘see someone like me’
Share my lived education and career experiences, to break down sector stereotypes and where possible, open doors to meaningful experiences of the world of work
Volunteer in schools – virtually or in person – to enhance careers and curriculum
For schools and colleges
We will:
Engage our alumni and local employers to build our networks and enhance careers education in our school
Appoint an alum to our governing body to ensure there is accountability for engagement
For civic society
We will:
Work together to create a society where all young people can access a path to success
Work together to build the evidence base for our work
Make your pledge
Together, we can create a society where every young person can see and access the path to success.