AA EDUCATES
What We Do
WE DELIVER THE SHAPING FUTURES PROGRAMME
Shaping Futures is our flagship employability programme for young people aged 14 to 24, delivered directly in schools, colleges and communities across Lambeth, Southwark and wider London boroughs.
It is built for three groups who are too often overlooked by mainstream careers support: care experienced students, students with SEND and students at risk of becoming NEET.
The Shaping Futures programme is made up of two 12 week modules; designed, developed and adapted with young people, for young people.
WE TEACH
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
& CAREER SKILLS
Essential Skills takes students through four phases:
1. Discovering Your Strengths (Weeks 1 to 3)
2. Building Your Mindset (Weeks 4 to 6)
3. Real World Ready (Weeks 7 to 9)
4. Make Your Mark, a Capstone Project (Weeks 10 to 12)
Career Skills builds on this with career preparation, EET pathway guidance and access to our Scenario and Opportunity Hub, where employer partners submit real workplace challenges alongside work experience, job shadowing, internship and mentorship opportunities.
From September 2026, Shaping Futures moves onto our own digital platform. Students access every module, track their own progress and build a career portfolio they can carry with them beyond the programme. Schools receive a digital impact report suitable for sharing with governors and for Ofsted.
PROVEN IMPACT
Partnered with schools and colleges across Lambeth and Southwark, including Ark All Saints & Southwark College
Reached 300 young people last year, with a 98% programme completion rate
Recognised in the NatWest SE100 Top 100 Social Enterprises and featured on BBC's One Big Thank You
Our leadership challenge, delivered in partnership with the Peter Jones Foundation, reached 111 schools across London
REAL WORLD READY
Through our Scenario and Opportunity Hub, students step beyond the classroom and into the offices of employers like EY, trading textbook theory for genuine industry exposure. For schools, this means students return with sharper confidence, clearer career direction and a tangible answer to "what could I actually do." For corporate partners, it means an authentic route into a talent pool that's too often overlooked, built through real engagement rather than a one off visit.
Every student completing the programme receives a certificate of completion alongside an endorsed skills report, giving them a recognised record of the skills and experience they've built to carry into further education, employment or their next opportunity.
HOW IT WORKS
Identify and onboard your cohort
We work with your careers and pastoral team to identify students who will benefit most, care experienced, SEND or at risk of becoming NEET, then agree a schedule that fits your school.
Deliver the programme
Students move through Essential Skills then Career Skills on our digital platform, building real employer experience and a career portfolio along the way. Delivery can be in person or fully digital, whichever suits your needs.
Measure and report impact
We track engagement and outcomes throughout, then provide your school with a digital impact report suitable for governors and for Ofsted, alongside a certificate of completion for every student.