Speakers for Schools

We are the UK’s leading social mobility charity. Since 2010, when we were founded by ITV’s Political Editor Robert Peston, we have been working hard to support 1.7 million young people from state schools and colleges across the country. But we are not stopping there. Fresh from celebrating our 15-year anniversary, we are now looking forward to September 2025, when we will change our name to Futures For All, to better represent the breadth of what we do – while maintaining our renowned Speakers for Schools programme of free inspirational talks. Our commitment is clear – we want to ramp up our support for state schools and colleges to ensure that, by 2028, every young person has access to fully funded, high-quality work experience. Talent is everywhere across this country, but opportunity is not. It’s time to put that right. To do that, we need prominent employers, influential speakers and committed supporters like you. Are you ready to ensure fair and secure Futures For All? Join us in our mission.