Students tackle construction stereotypes with Morgan Sindall Construction
For the latest Cambridge LaunchPad project day, Year 4 students from Stapleford Community Primary School and Icknield Primary School visited Morgan Sindall Construction.
Leading employers and schools tackle inequality at Form the Future’s Annual Conference
Over 100 attendees from leading businesses and schools attended Form the Future’s Annual Conference on inequality.
Students explore DNA with Wellcome Genome Campus
Year 7 students from across the region joined the Wellcome Genome Campus to explore the role of DNA .
Cambridge students see inside anechoic chambers at Cambridge LaunchPad project day
Cambridge LaunchPad took Year 6 students from the Spinney Primary School and Cambridgeshire Home Educating Families to visit Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd where they were led through a full day of activities by staff.
Form the Future annual conference attracts more expert participants
Join the region's leading careers education organisation, Form the Future, on Monday 2nd December 2019 for its Annual Conference 2019, focused on the theme: ‘Inequality is bad for business and companies have a role to play in creating a fairer society’.
Cleantech day inspires students into STEM careers
Cambridge LaunchPad partners Cambridge Cleantech and Cambridge Regional College teamed up to deliver a cleantech focused project day for Year 6 students.
Businesses invited to support Form the Future's Annual Conference 2019
Join the region's leading careers education organisation, Form the Future, for its Annual Conference 2019, focused on the theme: ‘Inequality is bad for business and companies have a role to play in creating a fairer society’.
Fourth annual careers fair sparks potential in Greater Cambridge students
Form the Future’s annual flagship careers fair, Opportunities Ahead, welcomed over 550 students for another successful year connecting young people with their future careers.
Erasmus+ International Conference: 21st century skills for 21st century needs
Cambridge-based social enterprise, Form the Future CIC are working with global thought leaders in education in a two-year programme funded by Erasmus+ to understand how best to prepare young people for the needs of the future.
Cambridge Regional College showcases careers for all
Earlier this month, as part of National Careers Week, Cambridge Regional College welcomed 50 Y5 students from Abbey Meadows Primary School to take part in a day of hands-on activities inspiring them to think about the career possibilities available to them after they leave school.
Students reuse and recycle with Amey Cespa
Amey Waste Management recently invited 25 Year 5 students from Cherry Hinton Primary School to learn more about what happens to their recycling and rubbish after they put it in the bin.
Local students peek into publishing industry to celebrate World Book Day
Cambridge University Press (the Press) celebrated World Book Day last Thursday (7 March), with 50 Year 9 and 10 students from six schools across Cambridgeshire for the sixth year running.
STEM leaders work to address industry issues and take action with Cambridge LaunchPad
Nearly 50 delegates from schools and leading businesses from across Cambridgeshire gathered at Schlumberger Cambridge Research to discuss the issues facing the STEM industry and to learn how Cambridge LaunchPad aims to address these in our region.
CFCI awards grant to social enterprise to 'Form the Future' of local construction industry
Form the Future is delighted to be working with the Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry (CFCI) to improve young people’s relationship with and perception of the construction industry.
St Mary’s Juniors rise to the enterprise challenge with Form the Future
Careers education experts Form the Future ran an Enterprise Day with more than 60 students from St Mary’s Junior School last week. The pupils invented a diverse range of exciting business ideas that included robotic housekeepers, Tupperware that can cook your food on-the-go, smart water bottles to track your hydration levels and a pet hotel and restaurant.
Local children challenged to ‘do the robot’ with University of Cambridge engineers
Over two days this month, Year 5 students from Teversham CofE VA and Fen Ditton Primary Schools were invited to get hands-on with STEM at the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering and discover robotics and electronic engineering.
Greensoul day gets students thinking about clean technology
On 7 December, Cambridge LaunchPad partners Cambridge Cleantech and Cambridge Regional College teamed up to deliver an event with Year 6 students from Bar Hill Community Primary School. The aim of the day was to educate the students about how clean technology is currently being used and enthuse them about the possibilities available within the industry.
Mott MacDonald encourages students to engineer their futures
Year 6 students from The Spinney School and Teversham Primary School joined up with Mott MacDonald to learn more about the engineering industry and start thinking about some of the roles available to them within STEM.
Excitement builds during Morgan Sindall construction project day
Cambridge LaunchPad partner, Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure, invited 50 Year 4 students for a day of construction activities to open their eyes to the wide range of career possibilities in the industry. Students from Icknield Primary School and Stapleford Community Primary School joined together at Sawston Village College to inspire their students through hands-on learning.
Local STEM education initiative, Cambridge LaunchPad, reaches new heights
On Tuesday 9 October, leading science, technology and engineering organisations from across Cambridgeshire gathered at The Bradfield Centre alongside representatives from local schools and home educating networks to show their support for Cambridge LaunchPad, an innovative STEM outreach programme.
Cambridge organisation aims to provide local teens with personalised guidance and support
The number of young people reporting anxiety has rocketed*. With many keen to make a positive start this academic year, Form the Future CIC hopes to relieve some of the stress and pressure that they feel with the launch of ‘Focus on Success’, a private careers advice service.
Celebrating local schools and businesses coming together to ‘Form the Future’
Form the Future CIC invited their biggest supporters from schools and businesses across Cambridgeshire to join them in celebrating the end of a very successful academic year! The summer party was held at the Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (CAST) and was kicked off with a summary of our impact this year.
A platform for businesses to share ideas with successful apprenticeship employers/providers
On Tuesday 31 July, Form the Future CIC will be holding an information-sharing event for Cambridgeshire organisations eager to learn more about apprenticeships, and how they can benefit their business.
Cambridge LaunchPad reaches new heights after a very successful year
The 2017–18 academic year saw the start of a new and exciting era for the Cambridge LaunchPad programme. Building on the strong foundations laid down by founders, Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, Form the Future took on management of Cambridge LaunchPad in the Spring of 2017.
Help Form the Future to set 2,500 young people on the path to careers success
Form the Future is launching its first crowdfunding campaign to help cash-strapped schools meet some of the requirements within the Government’s new careers strategy, while also addressing the skills shortage.