Rise Impact Report 2024/25

Raising aspirations and empowering futures

Our latest Impact Report for the 2024/25 academic year shows our growing role in bridging the gap between education and the professional world. Championed by ICAEW, Rise has continued to build essential skills for underserved students, including those in rural and coastal communities, while expanding both our suite of resources and workshops to 11-14 year olds.

A Year of Exceeded Ambitions

We achieved our goals across all areas of the initiative.

• Workshops & Reach: Rise, supported by The Talent Foundry, exceeded its target of delivering 300 workshops across the UK, reaching nearly 18,000 students. The programme continued to focus on supporting underserved areas, with nearly 30% of workshops taking place in rural and/or coastal locations.

• Students: Well over half of students who attended the workshops reported increased confidence across all eight essential skills like creativity, staying positive and leadership.

• Volunteers: Volunteer engagement saw significant growth with nearly two volunteers attending each workshop on average. Crucially, the number of workshops delivered without a volunteer plummeted by 89%.

• Resources: More than 2,500 teachers downloaded our classroom resources, helping link subjects like Maths and English to professional roles and essential skills.

This report showcases an impactful year for Rise, delivering clear, measurable outcomes that benefit students, teachers and partner organisations alike.
Ready to discover the full breadth of Rise’s 2024/25 achievements, regional breakdowns and future plans?

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How Rise helps secondary school teachers stay on top

“It makes all the difference when we have workshops like Rise because students realise they have a lot to offer and can develop their skills for a career they hadn’t thought about before” says Rosemary Beavers, Transition and Enrichment Lead and Maths Teacher at Beckfoot Thornton school in Bradford.

By volunteering with Rise, professionals across the country are helping to move the dial, opening students’ eyes to the variety of careers available, and helping them to build the skills necessary to pursue them. Moreover, Rise resources empower teachers to deliver career-themed content independently and in a way that feels authentic and relatable to students, showcasing real-life examples of the opportunities on offer.

If you’d like to see the range of classroom resources on offer, please explore them here. To book a Rise workshop, please complete our booking form.