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📢 One week to go!
Ready to offer next-level work experience?
'Open Doors' is our new webinar offering you the chance to discover how to create a supportive, welcoming, and inspiring environment for young people seeking work experience.
Sign up today 👉 ow.ly/GEkF50UJmR9
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🎉 This #NAW2025, we’re proud to support the ASK programme! Funded by @educationgovuk, it’s helped 4M+ young people & educators explore apprenticeships & T Levels.
Form the Future delivers ASK in Cambs & Suffolk—offering free workshops & resources!
📩 tpluck@formthefuture.org.uk
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🎉 It's National Apprenticeship Week!
Here's what's coming up:
📽 Real apprentice stories
🔦 Ambassador spotlight
📚 Insight into the ASK Programme
🎟 Apprenticeship Careers Fair
👨👩👧 Parent advice & support
Join us all week & follow the conversation! #NAW2024 #SkillsForLife
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Ready to offer next-level work experience?
'Open Doors' is our new webinar offering you the chance to discover how to create a supportive, welcoming, and inspiring environment for young people seeking work experience.
Sign up today 👉 ow.ly/GEkF50UJmR9
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✨ Inspire the entrepreneurs of tomorrow!
Form the Future, with support from the @GreaterCambs, is hosting Enterprise Days across schools this year. Students tackle real-world challenges, develop business ideas & pitch to experts!
Get involved: ✉️ tpluck@formthefuture.org.uk
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Stay ahead with Form the Future’s newsletters! ✉️
Get monthly updates, insights & opportunities specifically for Employers, Schools & Parents.
Don’t miss out! 👉 formthefuture.org.uk/newslet…
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January was packed with career guidance, work experience & interview practice for students across Cambridgeshire.
👩⚕️ Work experience
🗣️ Celebrating Ambassadors
💬 260+ students gained interview skills
📹 Career Spotlight videos launched
Empowering young people for the future!
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Ready to offer next-level work experience?
'Open Doors' is our new webinar offering you the chance to discover how to create a supportive, welcoming, and inspiring environment for young people seeking work experience.
Sign up today 👉 ow.ly/GEkF50UJmR9
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Free Careers Advice & Support for Adults in Cambridgeshire 🙌
✅ Aged 19+?
✅ Need help planning your future?
✅ Live in Cambridgeshire?
Email us to connect with a qualified careers adviser!
✉️ careersadvice@formthefuture.org.uk
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Our first #AmbassadorSpotlight of the year shines on Tina McEwen! Supporting students since 2023, she’s joined Mock Interviews & 'What’s My Line?' events at schools like @CAST_Education & @SawstonVC.
Tina values this two-way process - learning from students & growing herself! 🙌
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Wishing you a day filled with love, laughter, and cheer! ✨
We're grateful for the amazing students, educators, businesses, & supporters. Together, we're shaping a brighter future. Here's to more growth & collaboration in the New Year! 🎉
Stay cosy! ☃️
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274 Ambassadors, 1,347 hours, 42 events - what a start to the academic year! 🌟 Together, we've inspired students across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough & Suffolk.
One encounter can spark aspirations & change futures. Join us to make an impact: formthefuture.org.uk/registe…
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Celebrating a Year of Impact with Form the Future! 🌟
As we reflect on an incredible year, we are thrilled to share the achievements that have shaped futures and inspired young minds in 2023/24.
Check out our Impact Report to find out more.
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Excited to partner again with @PA_Consulting to deliver Enterprise Days, helping students tackle real-world problems and engineer solutions!💡
Got ESG/CSR goals or volunteering hours to use? Let’s plan for 2025! DM us or email deasby@formthefuture.org.uk for more information.
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#InternationalVolunteersDay
A heartfelt THANK YOU to each of our amazing Ambassadors.
Last year, nearly 400 individuals volunteered time and expertise with Form the Future to support students with their next best step forward towards a fulfilling career and working life. 👏
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A whirlwind week for our Ambassadors inspiring young minds in Cambridgeshire!
💡Enterprise Day at @northcamacademy with 139 Y9s
❓What's My Line? at Chesterton CC with 200 Y7s
💬Apprenticeship Talk @StradbrokeHigh with 86 Y10s
Huge thanks to all involved! 🌟
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What an incredible day at Form the Future’s Annual Conference 2024! 🎉
Thank you to all the speakers, attendees, and partners for joining us to explore how we can empower young people and offer opportunities in high-growth areas within our region.
#FormTheFutureConference24
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Don't miss Dr Kathryn Chapman, Executive Director of Innovate Cambridge, at #FormTheFutureConference24 next week!
Ticket sales close at 10am today!
🎟️ lnkd.in/eEzfPBQE
Join us for insights on preparing young people for careers in high-growth communities.
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Phoebe Feng from @AlphaCRCGames is a regular at our Cambridge schools' Mock Interviews & Careers Carousels.
This #AmbassadorSpotlight shares how she's explored Cambridge, boosted her conversational skills, & built great connections - ow.ly/eJ4A50U9TzJ
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Christina Dumitriu Jackson, Peptide Discovery Apprentice at @AstraZeneca joins an expert panel at the #FormTheFutureConference24!
Don't miss insights on prepping youth for high-growth careers.
Register your place 🎟️ lnkd.in/eEzfPBQE
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Exciting news! @OrianneWightman, Global Senior Early Careers Manager at @Arm joins our expert panel at the #FormTheFutureConference24!
Don’t miss insights on prepping young talent for high-growth careers. Tickets are selling fast - register today
🎟️ lnkd.in/eEzfPBQE
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We’re excited to be here at the #CambsB2B South event at the IWM Duxford. 🛩️ Come and find the Form the Future stand (18) to meet members of our amazing team and discover how we’re connecting young people with opportunities.
Get involved and help to inspire the next generation.
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We're excited to announce that Professor Ross Renton, Principal of @AngliaRuskin Peterborough, is joining our expert panel at the #FormTheFutureConference24!
Tickets are selling fast - so register today
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We're thrilled to announce that Olu Orugboh, Chair of the @CambWireless Board & CEO of Black Talent & Leadership in STEM, will join our expert panel at the #FormTheFutureConference24!
Register now - 🎟️ lnkd.in/eEzfPBQE
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Exciting news! 🎉 Sue Foxley, Research Director at @Bidwells, joins our expert panel at #FormTheFutureConference24! Don’t miss insights on preparing young people for careers in high-growth communities.
Tickets are selling fast! 🎟️ lnkd.in/eEzfPBQE
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Excited to announce that Jane Hutchins, Director at Cambridge Science Park, will join our expert panel at #FormTheFutureConference24!
Get insights on preparing young talent for careers in high-growth areas.
Register today 🎟️ lnkd.in/eEzfPBQE
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Happy to announce that Ryan Kelsall, Deputy CEO of Eastern Learning Alliance, will join an expert panel at #FormTheFutureConference24
Gain insights on preparing young people for careers in high-growth communities.
Tickets are selling fast
🎟️ lnkd.in/eEzfPBQE
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Excited to attend #CambsB2B South next Wed at IWM Duxford! ✈️
Visit our stand to see how we're connecting young people with career opportunities and building a skilled future workforce. Let’s inspire the next generation together! 🙌
Register today - lnkd.in/em3cxRtW
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Big news! @NikosSavvas1, CEO of Eastern Education Group, is joining an expert panel at the 2024 Form the Future Annual Conference!
Join us for insights on equipping young people for careers in high-growth areas.
Tickets are selling fast 🎟️
lnkd.in/eEzfPBQE
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Exciting news! Lynn Walters, Exec. Director at @PureExecRecruit, joins the expert panel at the 2024 Form the Future Conference on 26 November.
Get insights on preparing youth for careers in high-growth areas. Tickets are going fast.
🎟️ lnkd.in/eEzfPBQE
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Excited to announce that Owen Garling from @BennettInst will join a panel of experts at Form the Future's Annual Conference 2024! Join us to explore insights on preparing young people for careers in high-growth communities.
Tickets are selling fast!
🎟️ lnkd.in/eEzfPBQE
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Since joining us in 2022, Franck Courbon has visited schools across the area, from CAST to Bottisham Village College. Despite a busy schedule with international business and leading @ethicronics, he still finds time to inspire students 👏
#AmbassadorSpotlight
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October was action-packed! Some of our highlights include:
🔹 What’s My Line? at @LVCollege
🔹@PA_Consulting STEM Day
🔹Mock interviews at @Parkside_Edu
🔹Careers fair at @CombertonVC
🔹Project day with SLB
🔹Ambassador meet-up at @kettlesyard
Huge thanks to all involved! 🌟
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📢 Exciting news! @olidebotton, Chief Executive at @CareerEnt, will be the keynote speaker at the #FormTheFutureConference24 on 26 Nov!
Join us to explore how we can shape the future workforce!
🎟️ Tickets are selling fast
ow.ly/vJLN50THWlF
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This morning our Ambassadors joined a session on presentation skills & engaging young people. We discussed content, delivery, and creating an inclusive environment. Plus, we got to connect & enjoy some pastries at @kettlesyard! Big thanks to everyone who made the early start 🙌
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Who wishes they’d had opportunities like this in school?! 🙋♀️
Yesterday we were back at @CombertonVC for a Careers Fair with 40+ apprenticeship providers! Over 300 Year 10s got the chance to explore work experience opportunities with professionals from across Cambridgeshire. 👏
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It may be getting colder, but our ambassadors are still inspiring young people across Cambs! Last week we were at @Parkside_Edu for Mock Interviews with 120 students, & this week at @CottenhamVC for a Careers Carousel with 180 students. Huge thanks to our amazing volunteers! 👏
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🌟 Exciting day at St Mary's School Careers Fair! With 30+ employers including CRC, @PEM_uk, @WeAreAllia, and Kameo Recruitment Ltd, 500 Year 9-13 students explored apprenticeships and career paths.
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👩🏽🏫 Happy #WorldTeachersDay! 👨🏻🏫
Today, we celebrate the amazing educators who inspire, empower, and shape the next generation. At Form the Future, we know teachers are key to preparing students for the future and we love working with you! #ThankATeacher
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This week, we held our first What's My Line event of the year at @LVCollege with 140 Year 7s! 🎉
Students were guessing the professions of our ambassadors, flipping the usual careers talk on its head. @MillsandReeve @WhippleMuseum @TNCFoundation @MCWarchitects
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We’re already a month into the new school year, and with the support from the @GreaterCambs, we have exciting Enterprise Days lined up! Students work in teams to solve real-world problems, develop products, and pitch their business ideas like pro entrepreneurs. #EnterpriseDay
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Busy September! From running Tech Futures Day at @CamTechWeek to engaging 1000+ students in schools, we’ve been inspiring the next gen of talent. 🎓 We also sponsored the Apprentice of the Year award at the @CambridgeIndy business awards 2024. Thanks to all who made it happen!
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Last week we joined @MilCollege's Careers Fair, engaging young people in discussions about skills, aspirations, and careers. Proud to kick off our first event as an ASK Programme partner in Cambs & Suffolk, funded by @educationgovuk & supported by @CareerEnt & @AmazingAppsUK 🎉
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Back in schools with our amazing ambassadors inspiring young people in Cambridgeshire! 🎉
🔹 Mock interviews with 72 students at @CAST_Education
🔹 Apprenticeship talk for 117 students at @Melbourn_VC.
Interested in joining our ambassador community? Leave us a comment below
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Are you 19+ and based in Cambridgeshire? Need help planning your career or making decisions about your future? Our qualified careers advisers are here to help! Get in touch to arrange a chat.
✉️ careersadvice@formthefuture.org.uk
@GreaterCambs #CareerAdvice #Cambridgeshire
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Building tomorrow's leaders through work experience! We partnered with amazing companies like @abcam, @PA_Consulting, & @MRC_LMB to give students hands-on industry insights. Big thanks also to our partners at @GreaterCambs!
Contact tpluck@formthefuture.org.uk for more info
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Kicking off the new academic year with an Employability Skills Day at St Mary's School! 🎉
Guiding over 120 Year 11 students through a series of workshops including CV writing, decision-making, interview skills, and mock interviews.
Huge thanks to our incredible ambassadors 👏
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Together again! 🙌 The (almost) entire Form the Future team came together today to discuss our highlights from the past year, look ahead to the upcoming year, share individual updates, and talk about all the exciting projects we have in store. Great to see you all ❤️
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As the new academic year begins, we’re excited to support students and adults in Cambridge with guidance, mentoring, and career opportunities with ongoing support from the @GreaterCambs
Here’s to a year full of growth, learning, and new possibilities!
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Dawn, our amazing Ambassador Engagement Manager, is volunteering today at Epping Forest with the @EppingForestHT to help preserve this stunning natural space! We’re so proud of her dedication to conservation and giving back to the community! 🌳👏 #conservationvolunteering
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We’re excited to be exhibiting at tomorrow's free Youth Fusion event at Haddenham Recreation Ground between 11am and 3pm.
This event is all about engagement, community, & showcasing the incredible resources available to support young people of all ages - ow.ly/XkwY50T7ym4
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🐾 Happy International Dog Day! 🐶🌍
From veterinary medicine to animal-assisted therapy, dog training, and even working as a K9 officer, there are countless career paths where you can make a difference in the lives of both people and dogs. #InternationalDogDay
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Good luck to everyone receiving their GCSE or vocational qualification results today! 🎉
Whether you did better or worse than expected, there are many paths to success. Stay positive, explore your options, and move forward with confidence. #examresultsday
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Wishing the best of luck to a couple of very excited students today as they embark on their work experience journey with Costello Medical through #CambridgeUnlocked - in partnership with @Railpen
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Good luck to everyone receiving their A-level, T-level, or vocational qualification results today! 🎉
Whether you did better or worse than expected, there are many paths to success. Stay positive, explore your options, and move forward with confidence. #examresultsday
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This week's Ambassador Spotlight falls on Max Deans, who began his journey as an apprentice at @kiergroup. If you're an apprentice, have been one, or support them, reach out to Dawn at deasby@formthefuture.org.uk to get involved in 2024-2025 school assemblies! #Apprenticeships
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Don't miss our very own Steve Thompson on @chrismannbbc 's BBC Radio Cambridgeshire show right now - he's discussing the upcoming A-level results day and the Olympics.
Tap the link to listen live! - lnkd.in/dDBANAW
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Happy #InternationalCatDay!
We’re celebrating the purrfect duo who bring joy & a touch of feline wisdom to our team! Meet Salt & Pepper - the dynamic cat-tastic pair who remind us every day to embrace curiosity, enjoy the simple things, & always find the cosiest spot for a nap.
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Today, we are presenting at the Youth Fusion event, hosted at Burwell Recreation Ground, where we're having career conversations with young people. For the first time, we've introduced 'Skills and Careers Sweet Pong' - get the ball in a cup, answer a question, and win the sweets!
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Good luck to everyone starting a Cambridge Unlocked paid work experience today, and thank you to the companies taking part in this year's programme - in partnership with @railpen.
@Bidwells @camgandevices DefiniGEN, Green & Purple @MillsandReeve @Mishcon_de_Reya Socius & Xampla.
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Today we delivered Mock Interviews to Year 10 students at @CambourneVC. This was the final in-school event of this academic year, and we couldn't have reached the number of students that we did in 2023/24 without our amazing Ambassadors and funding from the @GreaterCambs 👏
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It's #ThrowbackThursday for our #AmbassadorSpotlight 🎉 Shoutout to Xavier, COO of @CamFutureTech who supported @NorthstoweSC students. He's one of 87 Ambassadors who inspired 1675 students through our Enterprise Days this year. Thank you all for inspiring future entrepreneurs!
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As we say farewell to the academic year we want to thank @GreaterCambs @cambscf @FoodbankEly & other funding partners for impacting nearly 25,000 lives.
To educators, ambassadors, parents, & students - your resilience and dedication inspire us. Enjoy a well-deserved summer break
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Are you 19+ and living in Cambridgeshire or Peterborough? Want career advice, CV help, or job application support? Our qualified advisors are here for virtual, phone, or in-person sessions.
Email us at careersadvice@formthefuture.org.uk to get started!
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Here comes the sun! ☀ Today in the beautiful village of Impington, a fantastic group of our ambassadors came to help us deliver a What's My Line event to 240 Year 7 students at @ImpingtonVC.
Click the link to discover more about these events - lnkd.in/d9NmRJy
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We are excited to be delivering a half-day of CPD activities for careers leads, pastoral staff and any teachers with responsibility for, or an interest in, careers and post-16 transition on Tues 9 July.
For more info & to register 👉 ow.ly/jejL50SlO57
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We've delivered Enterprise Days at schools in Cambridgeshire this academic year thanks to funding from @GreaterCambs - equipping students with the skills they need for success.
Want to take part in an Enterprise Day or get more information - email tpluck@formthefuture.org.uk
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Parents make incredible volunteers, and that's why today we'd like to highlight Becca Parker, Software Engineer at @redgate for our #AmbassadorSpotlight ⭐
Becca wanted to come and inspire young people and get them thinking about careers in #software.
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Did you know you can support Form the Future for FREE through everyday shopping using Easyfundraising?
It's quick and easy to sign up - plus once you've raised your first £5, Easyfundraising will double it!
Sign up today - ow.ly/yqXy50Qpaua
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Cambridge Unlocked, in partnership with @Railpen, invites businesses to offer students a paid internship for one week this July. Let's work together to create a more equitable society where every young person has the chance to succeed. #SocialMobilityDay
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One week to go! - Join one of the largest employment sectors in the East of England for a free online Insights event (aimed at students in Years 9-13 and their parents/guardians) discussing career opportunities and pathways in agri-tech.
Register today - events.zoom.us/ev/ApzBOwHIhC…
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We are participating in #cambridgewideopenday at the Allia Business Centre on Wed, 12 June from 11am - 2pm.
Come to our stall and hear how we can help you with your outreach and work experience programmes.
#cambridgewideopenday #CWOD24 #CWOD
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Calling all volunteers! 📣
We're seeking career ambassadors to help us deliver two Careers Carousel events over the next four weeks. #volunteersweek
27 June, 8:40 - 10:20
Bottisham VC - ow.ly/UcMv50Sb1lP
4 July, 9:00 - 11:00
Impington VC - ow.ly/nabB50Sb1lR
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We like to put our Ambassadors front and centre, not just because it's #VolunteersWeek, but all year round. Check out some stats around their impressive collective efforts in the first two terms of the academic year.
Their time and dedication is always worth celebrating 🎉🎉
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Join one of the largest employment sectors in the East of England for an engaging free online Insights event (aimed at students in Years 9-13 and their parents/guardians) discussing career opportunities and pathways in agri-tech.
Register today - events.zoom.us/ev/ApzBOwHIhC…
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In this week's Ambassador Spotlight, we're featuring the fabulous Felicity Rae, one of the team who supported us last month at North Cambridge Academy when PA Consulting delivered a brilliant Enterprise Day. #VolunteersWeek
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We had a brilliant (if a little rainy) May working with schools, businesses and parents, interacting with 3,294 participants in the lead-up to the summer.
Want to stay up-to-date with our activities and news?
Sign up to our newsletter 👉 lnkd.in/e3YH8qhr
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We were at Xampla today to introduce their team to Form the Future and provide bespoke training on some of the activities we deliver through our Ambassador community within our schools' outreach programme.
Here's to a great start to #VolunteersWeek!
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Many of our Ambassadors volunteer because they wish someone had told them about their job back in school. This is true for TV Director @chloejocasta, who is in the Spotlight today!
We'd love to welcome more creatives into our community. Comment 'Me!' if you'd like to know more!
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We're just days away from our 2nd Insights event!
The virtual session on 21 May at 7pm will explore the exciting career paths in #Engineering & #Construction & we have a fantastic lineup of professionals ready to speak to young people & their parents.
👉 events.zoom.us/ev/AuBo15E3Oe…
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Ambassadors... we need you! 👀
Help Year 7 students guess your job and inspire them with this fun in-school activity.
The event is this Thursday, 16 May at St Bede's Inter-Chuch School from 1.20pm-3.30pm.
Register here today ow.ly/iHXU50RFRlm
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Did you know you can support Form the Future for FREE through everyday shopping using Easyfundraising?
It's quick and easy to sign up - plus once you've raised your first £5, Easyfundraising will double it!
Sign up today - ow.ly/yqXy50Qpaua
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Join us for our free Insights Series of career webinars designed specifically for Years 9 - 13 students and their parent, carer or legal guardian.
Our 2nd session on 21 May at 7pm will explore the exciting career paths in Engineering and Construction.
👉 events.zoom.us/ev/AuBo15E3Oe…
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When you were at school, did anyone talk to you about what it might be like to work in outdoor activities?
Matthew Lea from Fenland Adventure did exactly that - sparking the curiosity of 270 Year 7 Swavesey Village College students at a What's My Line activity. #careerAmbassador
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🔹 Are you over 19 years of age?
🔹 Would you like to talk with a career adviser for help planning your future?
🔹 Do you live in Cambridgeshire?
If you answer yes to all, email careersadvice@formthefuture.org.uk and one of our career advisors will contact you.
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We're delighted to have Chris Welch, MD of @welchtp, on our team! He's inspiring students to consider transport and logistics careers and offering fresh perspectives. We recently caught up with him at his old school, where he shared what being an Ambassador means to him.
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