Growing Ambitions is not-for-profit - working for the community

ABOUT US

Growing Ambitions is an award-winning not-for-profit organisation, founded in January 2007. We provide 'brilliant brokerage' of careers information from working people - in line with the government's Young People's Quality Standards for Information, Advice and Guidance.

SALLY DAVIS, Managing Director

Founder and Managing Director, Sally is a social entrepreneur with over 24 years' experience in PR and communications.

She is an affiliate member of the Institute for Education Business Excellence, and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. She is also a graduate of the acclaimed leadership programme, the 'alternative MBA,' Common Purpose.

"For young people's sakes, Growing Ambitions needs to become a national institution, part and parcel of education and corporate life. Employers all over the UK, from the private, public and voluntary sectors, are encouraging Speaker volunteering among their employees." Read more about Sally

WEBSITE

The website was originally designed and built for Growing Ambitions CIC by Darren Bovis-Coulter of 2-Fish Productions, and is now managed by a dedicated team at Kick Interactive.

COUNCIL OF REFERENCE

This comprises hand-picked experienced professionals from business and education who provide valuable guidance on service development and delivery, and promotional initiatives. (More details on request.)

OUR VALUES

Social justice
Widening participation in higher education
Social mobility
Equality of opportunity for all young people, across all socioeconomic groupings, all ethnic groupings, able-bodied and disabled, all religious groups and backgrounds and in all parts of the UK

WHO FUNDS GROWING AMBITIONS?

Growing Ambitions derives income from modest fees from education who use the service. We welcome funding in the form of grants from trusts and statutory bodies, philanthropists and corporate sponsorship.

WHY DO WE NEED GROWING AMBITIONS?

Our world is changing fast and we need to equip young people more effectively for their future.

1 Careers Education Teachers and Advisers, Advice & Guidance professionals, Subject Leaders, Careers Coordinators, Curriculum Managers and Student Services Managers all need a quick and easy way to find willing Speakers from the workplace.

2 Working people keen to make a REAL difference, need an easy, quick and effective way of putting something back into their local communities.

3 Growing Ambitions furthers the objectives of educationalists, young people, parents, business, employers, government, skills improvement organisations and workplaces everywhere. For young people keen to better their future, education and training are the keys to upward social mobility.

4 Growing Ambitions gives organisations that first 'taste' of involvement in schools and colleges, that will often grow and develop for mutual benefit. Many Speakers choose subsequently to become school mentors, school governors, and help run enterprise challenges and mentoring programmes. Many also secure the support of their employers in offering young people valuable 'work experience'.

5 By encouraging higher aspirations we are developing a more highly skilled and satisfied workforce and that means a more prosperous and competitive UK.