🌲 This year, we gathered at the beautiful Adelphi in Leeds for our Christmas celebration—a perfect way for the team to unwind and connect before the festive break. 🎉 It was a wonderful opportunity to reflect on all we’ve achieved in 2024 and get excited about the opportunities 2025 has in store. From the fantastic food and drinks to the incredible company, it was a night to remember! 🌟 A heartfelt thank you to the amazing Ahead team and all our supporters—you’ve made this year truly remarkable. Here’s to a well-deserved break and an even brighter year ahead. Bring on 2025! #FestiveSeason #ThankYou #LookingAhead
Ahead Partnership
Professional Services
Leeds, Yorkshire 4,094 followers
Building partnerships with purpose.
About us
We are passionate about the role that employers can play in enabling young people to achieve their full potential, regardless of background. Since 2004, we have partnered with leading employers across the UK to help them maximise their social impact and wider purpose. Through our work, employers can tackle skills, diversity and inclusivity challenges by playing an active role in supporting and developing young talent. Our programmes prioritise young people who face barriers or are under-represented within the workforce, building their aspirations, skills and careers knowledge and connecting them to employers. We take a design-led approach to developing solutions for our partners and work collaboratively across sectors and regions, bringing together and managing complex partnerships. Our solutions deliver tangible and measurable social impact and help employers fulfil their ESG commitments - demonstrating wider purpose, engaging their workforce and involving local stakeholders. Our client portfolio is diverse and includes large national and international companies such as Accenture, PwC, Landsec, John Lewis Partnership, First Group, Sulzer, MEPC and Pinsent Masons through to public bodies such as the NHS, Combined Authorities and Local Authorities.
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http://www.aheadpartnership.org.uk
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- Industry
- Professional Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Leeds, Yorkshire
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2004
- Specialties
- Economic Development, Skills and Learning, Vocational Learning, Private Sector Engagement, Area-based Regeneration, Partnerships, Inclusion, Diversity, ESG, Social Value, Green skills, Digital skills gap, and Social Mobility
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Leeds, Yorkshire LS1 5AB, GB
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🚀 This week marked the last of the City of Culture Semi-Finals at Tong Leadership Academy, Buttershaw Business Enterprise College, and Hanson Academy, where students showcased their incredible creativity and passion. 🎨 Under the theme of ‘Our Time, Our School,’ students were tasked with creating unique pieces of art that celebrate the heart and soul of their schools and the vibrant communities within them. The entries have been nothing short of extraordinary, ranging from intricate sculptures and paintings to musical performances and videos, each piece reflecting the personal and collective stories of the students involved. 🌟 There has been such a showcase of talent and dedication from all participants. As we look ahead to the final, we can’t wait to see the collection of projects displaying the diverse cultures and shared values that bring together each school community and represent Bradford as a whole. #CityOfCulture #OurTimeOurSchool #Diversity #Community
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For my West Yorkshire contacts… Some great opportunities to get involved in these fantastic events Please contact Gabrielle Dumont for more details. Ahead Partnership
✨ Start 2025 by inspiring young people and helping them learn skills for the future! We have lots of school engagement opportunities coming up next term, get in touch if you would like to volunteer or find out more. Dates & details below: 🍃 6th January: Primary Green Innovators challenge with year 5, Leeds. Support children as they learn about green skills and come up with an idea for their own green innovation. 🍃 16th January: Green Speed Networking with year 9, Huddersfield. Spent a set amount of time with groups of students as they ask you questions about your company, role and sector. Theme of green jobs/skills. 💬 20th January: Guest Speaker for year 8. We're looking for someone to talk about their career journey, from a large organisation who can also talk about a wide range of roles/opportunities there. 🩺 28th January: Guest Speaker for year 10. We're looking someone from the NHS to talk about different careers and routes into them. 📝 29th January: Interview Practice with year 11, Leeds. Help students with their interview skills by carrying out a series of mini-interviews, providing support & feedback. 📝 4th February: Interview Practice year 10, Bradford. Help students with their interview skills by carrying out a series of mini-interviews, providing support & feedback. 🍃 5th February: Primary Green Innovators challenge with year 5, Leeds. Support children as they learn about green skills and come up with an idea for their own green innovation. 💻 5th February: Digital Speed Networking with year 11, Selby. Spent a set amount of time with groups of students as they ask you questions about your company, role and sector. Theme of digital skills/jobs. 💻 6th February: Digital Speed Networking with year 9, Leeds. Spent a set amount of time with groups of students as they ask you questions about your company, role and sector. Theme of digital skills/jobs. 💻 7th February: Digital Speed Networking with year 10, Bradford. Spent a set amount of time with groups of students as they ask you questions about your company, role and sector. Theme of digital skills/jobs. #volunteering #givingback #corporatevolunteering #esg #socialvalue #digitalskills #greenskills
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🧪🥼 Milton Park (Oxfordshire) recently welcomed young people from UTC Oxfordshire to explore the businesses and #STEAM careers available at Milton Park. 🔬🧪Students took part in hands-on workshops and met professionals from a variety of careers all with the aim of raising awareness of the brilliant opportunities right on their doorstep. 👏A huge thank you to the amazing volunteers from Alamy, Baker Hughes, carbon:colour, Evotec, Planet IT🌍, Vertex Pharmaceuticals & WaveOptics (Snap Inc) who shared their insights into the world of work. #ExploreMiltonPark #SocialValue #ESG
We recently hosted 30 students from King Alfred's Academy and UTC Oxfordshire for a behind-the-scenes experience with the companies at Milton Park. The students participated in hands-on workshops and met with professionals in STEAM fields, exploring exciting career paths they may not have considered before. A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers from Alamy, Baker Hughes, carbon:colour, Evotec, Planet IT🌍, Vertex Pharmaceuticals & WaveOptics (Snap Inc) for sharing their passion and expertise! #ExploreMiltonPark #SocialValue #ESG #STEAM #Careers #Inspiration #Opportunity Ahead Partnership
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🚀 Last week, Redmayne Bentley LLP kicked off their programme at Bruntcliffe Academy, delivering their "Skills for Finance" workshop to students. The session was designed with several key objectives in mind: ✔️ Equip students with the essential skills and qualities required for success in the financial services sector. ✔️ Enhance career understanding by providing insights into the diverse opportunities within finance. ✔️ Challenge misconceptions through an engaging "Expectation vs. Reality" activity that busted common myths about financial services. ✔️ Build key skills like problem-solving, attention to detail, and resilience, all of which are crucial for navigating the world of work. 👏 A big thank you to Redmayne Bentley for their support in delivering such a valuable and impactful experience. #CareerDevelopment #FinancialServices #RedmayneBentley
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🌟NHS Apprenticeship Discovery Session – 12 February 2025 10.00-11.00am via MS Teams🌟 The NHS Apprenticeship Discovery Session is shaping up to be a fantastic event for National Apprenticeship Week with inspirational apprentices lined up to talk about their career journeys and experience of undertaking an apprenticeship. There will be lots of information to help students decide if this might be the best route for them. The event is open to schools and colleges across Yorkshire & Humber, the North East and North Cumbria. Aimed at Y10-13. Teachers can sign up groups for the session and deliver into the classroom or students can sign up individually too. You can follow the QR code on the event poster or use the following link to secure your place now: https://lnkd.in/eXNsMq5C #Apprenticeships #NHS #Careers
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👷♀️👷♂️Our partner, Sulzer, recently hosted students from The Morley Academy, offering them an incredible opportunity to explore the world of manufacturing and engineering up close. Students enjoyed a behind-the-scenes look at Sulzer’s operations, gaining insight into how things work. They also had the chance to connect with professionals, ask questions, and learn from their experiences in the sector. The event was a showcase of the diverse career paths available in manufacturing and engineering. It also aimed to break down barriers to the industry, with an emphasise on encouraging diverse representation of the sector so that all students regardless of gender or background could find their place in the industry. 👏A huge thank you to Sulzer for such an impactful day and for inspiring the students to see the vast opportunities available in these sectors. #ESG #SocialValue #DiversityInSTEM #Manufacturing #Engineering #CareersEducation
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Last week, we visited Co-op Academy North Manchester with an incredible guest speaker from Capsticks LLP as part of Growing Talent Greater Manchester. We were thrilled to welcome volunteers from Capsticks LLP who shared their career journey, school choices, and provided insight into what an average working day looks like in a leading law firm. With over 200 Year 9 students in attendance, the session aimed to provide a behind-the-scenes look at life in the professional world, helping students to recognise how their own skills and interests can translate into meaningful careers, and spark ideas for their future careers. A huge thank you to Capsticks LLP for delivering such an engaging and insightful talk. If you’d like to find out more about Growing Talent Greater Manchester and how you can get involved, visit 🔗https://lnkd.in/efACi3cJ #ESG #SocialValue #CareersEducation
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💬 Last week, we hosted a Careers Panel in partnership with the West Yorkshire Bus Alliance. 🚀 This engaging session gave students a unique opportunity to connect with volunteers from the bus sector. They asked insightful questions about career journeys, roles within the industry, and the skills needed to succeed. 📢 Volunteers also gained valuable perspectives by hearing students' thoughts on West Yorkshire bus services and their suggestions for improvement. 🌟 Students shared overwhelmingly positive feedback, with many now considering apprenticeships and careers in the sector. One student said, "I’ve learned there’s so much more to a career in public transport!" A huge thank you to all our volunteers for making this programme a success. #Careers #PublicTransport #WestYorkshire #Inspiration #Apprenticeships
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🏎️We recently visited Kingsthorpe College for a day full of industry insights with volunteers from across Silverstone Park as part of the Silverstone Park Schools Programme. ⚙️The volunteers ran engaging and hands-on workshops that supported students to develop essential employability skills and showcased the variety of careers and businesses at Silverstone Park. 💭At the end of the day, volunteers shared their unique career journeys and words of wisdom as part of an interactive and lively Q&A session. Students had the opportunity to ask questions about different careers in STEM, different businesses at Silverstone Park, and what the world of work is like. 👏Huge thanks to all our volunteers who make the Silverstone Park Schools Programme so impactful. 🔗Find out more about the programme here: https://lnkd.in/d2-3Hev6 #SPSchools #ESG #SocialValue #STEM #CareersEducation BikeTrac Cosworth DRB Business Services EES Solutions Lunaz Nicab Ltd Silverstone Composites Leonie Matthews Chantal-Lawren W.