Young Enterprise Inspiring Futures 2024/25

We are proud to have provided 2,259 young people experiences at 134 state secondary schools in the most disadvantaged communities of England and Wales on an Inspiring Futures journey in 2022-23 (8% of all state secondaries in IMD 1-4). We delivered 1,170 full Inspiring Futures programmes in 80 of the 134 schools and supported the other 54 schools with elements of the programme, building their readiness to participate in the full Inspiring Futures programme in 2023-24.

Through our programme evaluations over the past three years, we know that young people taking part in Inspiring Futures have consistently assessed themselves as lower than average, compared to their peers, in particular they are notably below average for confidence, resilience and managing money. We are excited to share that after taking part in Inspiring Futures, they go on to greatly exceed the average skills and mindset levels. There is strong growth in development of work readiness, working responsibly and financial capabilities. 

Members of a team from Oldham (in the Northwest of England) who took part in our flagship Company Programme in 2023, spoke about their experience as follows:  “We’ve developed a lot of confidence and communication skills by running our business. We’ve also pulled together a lot as a team to make sure we could get all the tasks completed on time. It’s been a great introduction to what it’s like to run your own business and we are excited to have made it through to the next stage in the competition.”

Links:

• List of YE key supporters including Moneygram

• Inspiring_Futures_Impact_Summary_22_23_for_Global_Giving.pdf (PDF)