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The Talent Foundry

The Talent Foundry Impact Report 2024/25

The Talent Foundry's Impact Report 2024/25 (year ending 31 August 2025) shows the charity supported 68,070 young people in primary and secondary schools and colleges across England, Wales and Scotland, bringing the total reached through its three-year strategy to 178,850, powered by over £5m of partner investment. It delivered free, curriculum and Gatsby Benchmark-linked programmes in 579 schools and colleges with 24 industry partners and 1,944 volunteers, worked across 158 local authorities, and 72% of its students lived outside London. The report also launches its new strategy, Ambition 2030.

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The Talent Foundry is a charity that increases social mobility for young people aged 7 to 18 from under-served backgrounds. Working in partnership with employers, it delivers free, high-quality, in-person employability and careers programmes in schools and colleges, so that every young person can succeed and thrive as part of a fairer society. Registered charity 1134468 (England and Wales) and SC051463 (Scotland).

Key Metrics

68,070 young people supported in 2024/25
579 schools and colleges where programmes were delivered
1,944 volunteers supported its programmes

Key Outcomes

  • 82% of young people left with a clearer sense of the careers available to them and increased confidence in essential skills
  • 90% of participants reported increased confidence in themselves and their abilities
  • 97% of educators felt the programmes added value to their careers education offer

Geography

UK-Wide

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