ThinkForward UK

Our Big Give Challenge is almost over, but it’s not too late to donate and make a real difference to young people's lives. We only have until tomorrow (10th Dec) at 12pm to reach our target. If you donate today, your donation will be match funded and will have double the impact! 🌟 Our long-term, personalised coaching programmes transform young people's lives and address the inequitable outcomes that young people from underserved backgrounds face. “Without ThinkForward, truthfully I probably wouldn’t have done a lot of things. I feel a lot more motivated now than I was before because I know I have the support there and I’m lucky to have it.” – Rihaana, FutureMe, Nottingham Donate before 10th December to have your donation doubled 👉 https://ow.ly/SXsc50UnKSy

📣ThinkForward is hiring! We currently have three exciting opportunities to join our fantastic coaching teams: 💡 Making Strides Progression Coach - London 💡 Making Strides Progression Coach - Birmingham 💡 FutureMe Progression Coach - London Our Making Strides coaches will work with young adults with learning disabilities and/or autism to support them into employment. Our FutureMe coach will work with young people who have been excluded from mainstream education to support them to overcome barriers to employment. Our coaches enjoy building trusted relationships with young people, supporting them to gain the confidence, independence and skills they need to successfully transition into work or further education. If you have experience working with young people and are passionate about supporting them to achieve brighter futures, please apply at: https://lnkd.in/gjF5K47 #charityjobs #hiring #thirdsectorjobs#recruiting #youthemployment #youthsectorjobs #youthsector #birminghamjobs #londonjobs #coaching #coachingjobs

Do you believe every young person should have the right to equal opportunities, quality education and fair employment? You can stand with us today to help make this a reality. In the UK, the inequality gap is real. Currently, only 56% of all young people from underserved communities leave school with their next step identified, compared with 83% of their better-off peers. ThinkForward delivers unique, personalised coaching for underserved young people to overcome the challenges they face and make a successful transition into work. 80% of young people on our programmes successfully transition into further education or employment. This year we are taking part in the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge24. For one week only, every donation made through this link will be doubled: https://bit.ly/TFBigGive24 Join us in helping young people move towards better and #BrighterFutures and help us close the inequality gap. The campaign closes on 10th December 2024. #BigGive #inequality #youthemployment

ThinkForward is delighted to begin a new partnership with the SWAROVSKI Foundation. We are grateful for their funding which will support us to work with young people from global majority backgrounds in London who are at risk of being excluded from mainstream school. We will be providing young people with one-to-one coaching, work insight days and transition workshops to support them in developing their work-readiness skills and making a successful transition to a positive post-16 destination. We started this partnership with an insight day at the Swarovski London office. Volunteers from Swarovski, Tyrolit Group and the Swarovski Foundation came together to provide a group of young people with valuable insights into the world of work. Ehtesham, young person, said, “I enjoyed today and getting an insight into Swarovski. My biggest learning was that you can set a goal and go multiple different ways to get there.” Thank you Swarovski Foundation for supporting ThinkForward with our mission to equip the next generation for brighter futures. #SwarovskiFoundation #youthemployment #InternationalVolunteerDay

🎉Today, we are celebrating #InternationalVolunteerDay. We would like to take this opportunity to recognise all the incredible volunteers who have interacted with young people on our programmes over the past year. 💡Whether it is by hosting an insight day or taking part in business mentoring, volunteers play a crucial role in the delivery of our programmes. 💼Interactions with volunteers form part of the Ready For Work activities that we offer young people. These interactions can include mock interviews, CV checks and career panels, and we know that they directly contribute to positive outcomes for young people on our programmes. Here is what some young people had to say: 🗣️“My experience on business mentoring was really good, because the mentors, they showed you what it's like to have a daily life in an actual office… It doesn't seem too bad, to be honest.” 🗣️“My business mentor was amazing. Speaking to her and hearing what she’s done in her past and hearing how she got the job she got was a highlight.” 🗣️“My favourite part was practising the interviews… We went around the mentors and they asked us questions that an employer would ask. They gave us feedback on where you could, what you did well and what you could continue.” ✨A MASSIVE thank you to all the volunteers who have shared their time and knowledge so generously with our young people. #Volunteers #ReadyForWork #ThinkForward #BusinessMentoring #CareerInsight

This year we are taking part in the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge24. For one week only, every donation made through this link will be doubled: https://bit.ly/TFBigGive24 The money raised will support us to continue to provide coaching and employability activities for young people on our programmes. Our She Speaks project supports young women on our FutureMe programme to develop the confidence, mindsets and skills needed to secure and sustain employment. They also develop a collective voice to tackle gender inequalities in the workplace and influence employers to create inclusive recruitment practices. Join us in helping young people move towards better and #BrighterFutures by donating to our campaign here: https://bit.ly/TFBigGive24 The campaign closes on 10th December 2024. #TFSheSpeaks #GenderEquality #BigGive #youthemployment #youthempowerment

We’re excited to be taking part in the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge again this year! Starting today (Dec 3rd) at 12pm, you’ll have 7 days to donate to our campaign and have your donation doubled! We need to raise £50,000 in order to unlock a further £50,000 of matched funding, meaning we have the opportunity to raise a whopping £100,000! Right now, youth unemployment is at a record high. One in six 18-year-olds are not earning or learning when they leave school. ThinkForward provides long-term personalised coaching and workplace insights for young people to support them to identify and achieve their career goals. You can help us reach our £100,000 target, so we can continue supporting young people on their paths to #BrighterFutures. Donate here 👉 https://bit.ly/TFBigGive24 The campaign closes on 10th December 2024. #GivingTuesday #BigGive #BigGive24 #youthemployment

💡Last week, a group of young people from Kent visited Chatham Maritime Trust (Kent) 🚤Attendees heard from CMT staff who talked about their career journeys and explained different projects on the estate. They took a tour of the marina and were then tasked with creating a poster to explain why people should visit the trust. Here’s what one young person wrote: 📢“It is a lovely place to go and walk around if people are interested in boats, shopping, cinema and restaurants, as there are many of them about. This place would be good if you are looking for a place to live as it's got plenty of beautiful new built houses and flats. Individuals who want to go out on a lovely walk who are local have a variety of things to get up to... you can go out at night for food, watch movie or even the kids can play about in the inflatable ninja warrior.” ✨A huge thank you to the CMT for hosting this day of activities. #InsightDay #TFFutureMe #LiveWorkStudyPlay #CareerInsights

🌟Today, we are delighted to launch our research report: Addressing race inequity and risk of exclusion through coaching. 🏆The report outlines findings from the evaluation of Phase One of our Future Leaders programme, which supported young Black men at risk of exclusion in London. The report presents the key themes which contributed to the success of the programme, in which 81% of participants transitioned to a positive post-16 destination. 👉 Read the report here: https://ow.ly/Cr8Z50UahaE 💡We are hosting a webinar this Friday where a panel of experts will be discussing the research findings outlined in the report. You can still register to attend: https://ow.ly/95tk50UahaC #exclusion #raceinequity #raceequity #coaching #TFFutureLeaders

📢 Have you registered for our free webinar yet? On Friday 22nd November we are hosting a webinar, where we will be sharing the findings from our latest research report titled ‘Addressing Race Inequity and Risk of Exclusion through Coaching’. 💡We invite anyone interested in hearing about how coaching can be used to address race inequity and exclusion to attend! Event details: 📅 Date: Friday 22nd November 🕧 Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm 📍 Platform: Zoom Register your attendance and receive the webinar link by clicking here: https://ow.ly/6jLi50U5tas 📢 Please share with your networks! #exclusion #raceequity #coaching #youthunemployment #youthsector #webinar Ashley McCaul Duro Oye Louis Howell