Supporting aspirations and unlocking talent
Rise is a UK wide initiative aimed at offering students, aged between 14 to 16 from low socio-economic backgrounds, an opportunity to participate and gain skills in the workplace.
Objective 1.
Unlock
talent
Objective 2.
Nurture & raise
aspirations
Objective 3.
Develop skills &
confidence
Schools
Workshops
Rise is working in partnership with The Talent Foundry to deliver skills workshops to GCSE and N5 students at schools in areas of low social mobility.
Resources
The tasks and activities used in the workshop are free to download and use. These resources connect curriculum subjects with The Skills Builder Framework and are set within the context of business.
97%
Teachers rated the workshop as good or excellent
700
Workshops delivered by The Talent Foundry and Rise volunteers to disadvantaged schools across the UK since 2021
42,000
Students engaged with through workshops since 2021
The Rise Initiative
Rise brings together employers of all sizes in the UK with the overall aim of improving social mobility by helping young people develop the skills that business needs.
Our Vision
Equipping the hardest to reach young people with the skills they need to succeed in life and work.
“It gave me a new perspective on how to pursue a career.”
Alfie
Student, Bourne End
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Who’s
involved
Rise brings together employers of all sizes in the UK with the overall aim of improving social mobility by helping young people develop the skills that business needs.
Founding firms
Partner firms
