Ormiston Trust Programmes

Equipping young people with the skills, knowledge, and opportunities to thrive in their future careers and education.

Our Programmes

Ormiston Trust works across five connected areas; sponsorship, futures, parenting, social action and enrichment — each helping young people and families thrive in a different way.

Sponsorship supports strong academy trusts; our Futures work links learning to real-world pathways; parenting programmes strengthen family, school and community ties; youth social action puts young people in the lead on issues that matter to them; and enrichment champions a broad education beyond the classroom.

Together these areas reflect a single commitment: opportunity, belonging, participation and lasting impact for young people and families across England.

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Futures

Empowering young people to explore career pathways and develop the skills needed for their future success.

Futures

Action

Giving young people a voice and platform to drive social change through community-led youth action projects.

Action

Enrichment

Providing diverse activities and experiences that broaden young people's horizons and unlock their potential.

Enrichment

Parenting

Supporting families through evidence-based programmes that strengthen parent-child relationships and build resilient households.

Parenting

Our impact in numbers

Ormiston Trust's programmes deliver measurable outcomes across career guidance, family support and youth leadership.

Our impact spans employment readiness, family confidence, personal development and wider participation—reaching over 103,000 young people through £13.85 million investment in reducing youth unemployment and building essential skills.

£13.85 million invested

Total funding across all Ormiston Trust programmes

103,000+ young people engaged

Cumulative reach across Futures, Parenting, Action and Enrichment

86% lower NEET risk

Young people staying in education, employment, or training

75% develop essential life skills

Leadership, teamwork, communication and self-confidence gains across programmes

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Sponsorship for lasting change

We're building growth, connection, citizenship and organisational robustness across our sponsored trusts by 2030—working nationally, locally and through specialist creative and digital pathways.

Each trust has its own identity and context, but all share a commitment to ambitious, inclusive education. We help young people build the skills, confidence and experiences they need to thrive in their communities and shape their futures.

Sponsorship