Kickstart Your Future

Our one-day activities and mentoring programmes aim to support students in years 6 to 11 and often engage with the entire year group. Activities are run by the staff at Salford Foundation making for a smooth and supported experience. Schools can pick from the range of activities or if there is a specific area which needs covering in the curriculum, our Raising Aspirations team would be happy to discuss the potential of a bespoke activity to support with that area.

Our activities wouldn’t be possible without our wonderful business volunteers. Most activities are supported by individual employees who offer up their work time to support the development of students through the activities on offer.

Imagine a careers fair, mixed with speed dating – this is our World of Work activity! Students will have the opportunity to speak with a variety of employers from different industries about different job roles, what the industry is like, the qualifications that might be needed and more. Students may also take part in a short group activity to help highlight an aspect being spoken about.

The activity lasts around 2 hours where students will ‘carousel’ around multiple different employers. This activity is usually delivered to the entire year group, with half at any one time. The activity is available for YR8+. Salford Foundation will provide all the resources on the day and the activity is facilitated by one of our coordinators.

For many of the young people we engage with, our mock interviews activity is their first experience of participating in an interview. Through this activity, students will experience a one-to-one interview with an employer within our ever growing professional network, whilst hearing first-hand feedback of ways to continue developing and preparing for a job or college interview in the future.

The interviews last 20 minutes and students will also have an opportunity to receive direct feedback after the interview. This activity is offered to the entire year group across a school day with students attending by appointed time. This activity is available for YR10+ students. Salford Foundation will provide all the resources on the day and the activity is facilitated by one of our coordinators.

The main aim of the mentoring programme is to enable yR8 and YR9 students to discover the skills and attitudes needed to successfully transition from education into the world of work. Through interactive activities and discussions with groups of 8 students, volunteer business mentors will share their stories and help equip students with the essential skills needed for work.

Our Raising Aspirations mentoring programme is made up of six in-school sessions
• Introduction
• Team Work
• Time Management
• Self Awareness and Resilience
• Communication
• Problem Solving

After the six sessions, there is time for students to put their new skills into practice before completing the programme with a celebration session which is held at the mentors’ place of work.

The programme is fully structured and resourced, which means volunteers do not have to spend time creating content for each session, but they have the opportunity to personalise the sessions with their own stories and experiences.

To enable volunteers to run the programme independently, Salford Foundation provides a two hour training session which covers the content of the programme as well as safeguarding and a full enhanced DBS check. Salford Foundation staff offer support throughout the duration of the programme.

Our Enterprise Workshop Days are a fun and engaging way to bring a real world topic to life. Whether it’s a STEM Day or a Personal Finance Day, these workshops will be able to allow students to explore a variety of different skills, whilst learning some tips and tricks to help them develop for the working world.

The activity lasts around 2 hours where students will ‘carousel’ around multiple different workshops. This activity is usually delivered to the entire year group, with half at any one time. The activity is available for YR8+. Salford Foundation will provide all the resources on the day and the activity is facilitated by one of our coordinators.

Understanding the workplace is important to decision making for young people. Through these visits, students will have an opportunity to not only understand what the working world looks like day-to-day, but students have the chance to meet and engage with employers in the workplace, whilst understanding through practical activity what it takes to do the job.

This activity is roughly 2 hours long and takes place in a workplace within Greater Manchester. Salford Foundation will complete administration and arrangements for the visits to take place, however groups will need to make their own way to the visit which will be arranged by the school.

Below is the current prices for academic year 23/24*. These prices cover activity to be delivered from September 2023 – July 2024.

Kickstart Your Future

Mock Interviews – Under Review

World of Work – Under Review

Raising Aspirations Mentoring – Under Review

Enterprise Workshop Days – Under Review

Workplace Visits – £149 per group (14 students max)

LEAP Project – Under Review

Transition Day – Under Review

*Prices subject to change for new academic year.