A number of staff members volunteered their time with the charity Future Frontiers which exists to deliver career coaching to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, where they would normally miss out on the opportunity to engage with professionals. Our volunteers worked 1:1 with 15 and 16 year old girls from Prendergast School in Lewisham, looking at their options post GCSEs, either for college, apprenticeship, A-levels or employment.
The JM Finn coaches worked with the students to discover and explore their interested career in detail, and then connected the students with a professional in their chosen field, so they could increase their knowledge and become inspired about reaching their career goals.
The feedback from our volunteer coaches was that they enjoyed and benefited from the experience during what was a difficult time, with many students dealing with Covid disruptions at school. The student feedback suggests our coaches had a real impact on the students’ mindsets and thinking about the careers options open to them.
