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The APP will improve the life chances of young people from low-income backgrounds. The young people we target are high-achieving, but they lack opportunities. We connect them with mentors, internships and other support from top employers to help them fulfil their potential.

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Situation

The professions we target are becoming increasingly socially exclusive: the average professional of the future will come from a family better off than 7 in 10. The young people we work with are from families where there is little knowledge about university or the professions, and their families do not have the disposable income to support them on unpaid internships or by purchasing resources which could assist. The schools they attend do not have the connections or experience to remedy this.

Solution

The APP will provide everything the young person needs to follow their dream of becoming a lawyer, an architect, etc. Each young person will have a mentor from their chosen profession, who will advise them on what they need to do to compete for places. They will undertake work-tasters at prestigious organisations to gain a real insight, and receive workshops to develop the necessary skills to convert their considerable abilities into places at the universities and employers they aspire to enter.

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