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Skills for the future 3From the chair and chief executive 4Introducing Career Academies UK 6Navigating a changing landscape 8Learning the right skills 10Choosing the right route 12Surviving the big squeeze 14A national network 16Events around the UK 17Facts and figures 22Financial overview 24Career Academies UK staff 25National Advisory Board members 27

When it comes to social mobility, the UK scores lowerthan most other countries in the west, according to arecent study by the OECD*. Well-educated parentstend to have well-educated children, who find it mucheasier to get well-paid jobs. But children who don’tbenefit from the ‘head start’ of parental wealth andeducation can find the odds stacked against them.

■ How can we help the UK’s young people to travelfarther and faster on the social mobility journey?

■ What can we do to ensure they make informedchoices about the routes to success that are rightfor them?

■ What skills and qualifications do they need to becompetitive in today’s job market?

These are the questions we’re asking at CareerAcademies UK as we work to raise the aspirations,develop the employability skills and improve the life-chances of 16 to 19-year-olds across the nation.

Now read on and find out how we’re doing.

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Skillsfor the future

* Economic Policy Reforms: Going For Growth © OECD 2010

Skills for the future

Despite the continuing economic challenges the pastyear has once again been one of growth and goodnews stories for Career Academies UK.

In May 2011 we had 130 Career Academies up andrunning, with a further 36 launching in September2011. We have over 2000 students currently on theprogramme and saw more than 750 Career Academystudents graduate this summer, and all this achieved with the support of over 900 employers right across the UK.

Many of our employer supporters have increased their level of engagement and several exciting new partnerships and initiatives are in thedevelopment stage.

At the end of November over 1200 first year studentscame to London for ‘A Capital Experience’ despiteunprecedented snow fall across the country. Thisshows the commitment of students and teachers alike.Those hardy students were hosted by almost 60 employers across the capital, and despite theweather had an incredible experience.

More and more of our students have benefitted frommaximising their potential by taking full advantage ofthe extra support they get through the CareerAcademy programme. Our aim is for every student to leave school or college with more choices as aresult of getting the best results they can. This comes from having 1:1 mentoring support andpractical workplace experience. As a result they canbetter appreciate how their studies are relevant to the world of work.

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From the chair and chief executive

Our National Advisory Board is undergoing somechanges with Sir Win Bischoff stepping down as Chairafter ten years and Heather McGregor taking overthat role. Some new members have joined the Boardin order to better reflect our national presence and our development of new Career Academy themes. We thank Sir Win for his commitment to chairing ourNational Advisory Board over the last decade.

Looking forward we are going to build on the work we are doing in the STEM area and with a number ofnew business and public sector supporters.

In Scotland we have agreed new initiatives with bothGlasgow and Edinburgh City Councils and are indiscussions with some new private sector supportersincluding Scottish Gas.

In Northern Ireland we are in advanced stages ofnegotiation for enhanced support and a number of our private sector supporters have become moreengaged. We now have presence in all colleges thereand are increasing the number of themes in some of these institutions.

Across England and Wales there is also a positivecommitment and we are in discussions with severalwell known national organisations with regards to how they can become involved. More employers areseeing the benefits of working with Career AcademiesUK as a way to improving their future workforce andthe opportunities for our young people.

In summary, Career Academies UK continues to thrive and remains committed to the development of ourtalented young people. Opportunities for careerdevelopment come in many different forms – our jobis to maximise those opportunities and to give ourstudents the tools they need to carve successfulcareers and bright futures.

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Chair: Dr Heather McGregor

Chief Executive:

James McCreary

From the chair and chief executive

Career Academies UK leads and supports a movementof over 900 employers and over 120 schools andcolleges, working together to raise the aspirations of 16 to 19-year-olds. Set up by the business communityin 2002, Career Academies UK is a registered charityand the first national organisation to receive the Awardfor Education Business Excellence.

Career Academies UK is leading a quiet revolution in the ways in which employers and educationalists are working in partnership to prepare the nextgeneration for adult life. Last year, 85% of CareerAcademy graduates went on to higher education or into employment (often with an equivalent level of work-related training).

How it worksThe Career Academy programme aims to increasesocial mobility and raise the aspirations of 16 to 19-year-olds, boosting their employability skills by giving them real life experiences of the workplace.Career Academy students follow a rigorous two-yearenrichment programme alongside a curriculumequivalent to at least three A levels, enabling studentsto progress to higher education or the world of work.

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Introducing Career Academies UK

Destination data 2007 2008 2009 2010

Higher Education 71.5% 77% 72% 67%

Employment 21% 18% 15% 18%

Further Education 4% 2% 5% 4%

Other (e.g. gap year) 0% 0% 7% 4%

Unknown 3.5% 3% 1% 7%

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Number of graduates per year750

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

The programme includes:

■ one-to-one business mentoring from a ‘Partner in Business’

■ trips and visits

■ ‘Guru Lectures’ from business leaders

■ a six-week paid internship during the summer, in the middle of the programme.

These activities are made possible by a huge range of supporting businesses, including Citi, Barclays, BP,Lloyds Banking Group, Santander, AstraZeneca,Yorkshire Bank and Virgin Trains, as well as hundredsof SMEs, local councils and other organisations.

Career Academies UK doesn't actually run theindividual Career Academies – our 120 affiliatedschools and colleges do, on a similar basis to afranchise. We provide a model (shown right), which ensures a consistent approach to CareerAcademies across the UK while also being flexibleenough to enable schools and colleges to respond to the particular needs of their communities.

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Introducing Career Academies UK

At the moment, the Government’s education policy looksa bit like a game of snakes and ladders. On one hand,schools funding for 16 to 19-year-olds will be cut by12% by 2015. The Education Maintenance Allowance,which provided income support for pupils whoseparents’ income was below average, has been muchreduced, with funding cut by over two thirds. The capon university fees will rise to £9000 a year from 2012.

On the other hand, the Government’s social mobilitystrategy – “Opening Doors, Breaking Barriers” (April2011) – acknowledges the central role of education in creating a fairer society, and promises more supportfor disadvantaged pupils, better access to universitiesand more money for apprenticeships and othervocational courses.

Today’s school leavers face tough choices that couldchange the course of their entire lives, and make thedifference between moving up the ladder – or not. Weare here to help them get the best possible start ontheir journey.

Career Academies UK is uniquely positioned to makea real difference in the current economic and politicallandscape, thanks to three key advantages:

■ We are an educational charity, but we areemployer-led, with a high-powered NationalAdvisory Board and strong support and fundingfrom the business community.

■ Our franchise model empowers schools andcolleges across the UK to run the Career Academyprogramme that’s right for their students and local employers.

■ Our internships are widely recognised as setting the benchmark for quality, paid workexperience for 16 to 19-year-olds.

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My route to success: Dayana Shalai AkelloThen: Career Academy programme at

Haverstock School, London Internship with Santander

Now: Degree in International Business at Brunel University Part-time job at Barclays

Before joining the Career Academy I suffered frompoor timekeeping skills and low motivation - often

I would rather shop than go into college. However afterspending a while on the Career Academy programme, I began to enjoy everything about Sixth Form, even themorning lessons!

I did not intend to go to university – I just wanted tofind a job soon after college. It’s thanks to the CareerAcademy programme that I am on my way back from a one year placement with Intel in Munich, andabout to go into my final year at Brunel Universitywhere I hope to get a First.

Since starting the programme, I have become muchmore professional and it has helped me to realisethat endless possibilities are open to me. I have achievedso many things I did not think possible – my mum is very proud.” ■

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The Government recently commissioned ProfessorAlison Wolf to report on the state of vocationaleducation in the UK. Her review, published in March2011, concluded that

“Helping young people to obtain genuine workexperience – and, therefore, what the CBI calls‘employability skills’ – should be one of the highestpriorities for 16-18 education policy in the next fewyears. It is far more important than even a few yearsago, because of labour market trends; and is madecritical by the impact on youth unemployment of themost recent recession.”

A major factor that works in favour of the children of middle-class and professional parents in the jobmarket is the easy access they have to workexperience and internships – and their parents’ abilityto fund those experiences. If we are to level the playingfield for all young people, it’s vital to find – and fund –more, higher-quality work experience opportunities.

Since the beginning, the internship has been at theheart of the Career Academy programme. Weemphasise the importance of real work experience – a six-week, paid placement which boosts the student’sconfidence and competence by immersing them in anauthentic workplace.

“Six years ago at Virgin Trains, we found thatalthough on paper, many of the graduates werecruited seemed perfect for their chosen roles,they actually lacked the employability skillsneeded to get on well in the world of work. Wethen started to recruit people on their aptitudes,rather than academic abilities alone, anddeveloped a training academy to help hone theirskills. There is a clear business case forintegrating the needs of the workplace into theclassroom from an early age.” Tony Collins, Chief Executive, Virgin Trains

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Learning the right skills

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My route to success: Christopher ForrestThen: Career Academy programme at

St Mary's Catholic Comprehensive School, NewcastleInternships with Private and NHS dental practices

Followed by HE Diplomas‘A Route to Medical Profession’ at Northumbria University

Now: HND (diploma) in Dental Hygiene & Therapy at Newcastle University Dental Hospital

I had a professional mentor throughout theCareer Academy programme, and she gave me

really good advice on my CV, personal statement anduniversity applications. I also took part in workshops onpublic speaking and body language, which was reallyrewarding and greatly improved my interview technique.

Before I joined the Career Academyprogramme, I was really confusedabout what I wanted to do in myfuture career. As part of theprogramme I undertook twointernship placements at dentalpractices. Getting this experienceof the real-life working environment was a real highlight for me. Ithelped me to realise that I wasn’tkeen on following the financeroute in business, but was more interested inpeople and the practical management side of things.It's now my aim to one day run my own practice.” ■

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Traditionally, a university degree has been seen as the key to social mobility. According to figures fromUCAS, the number of young people aged 18 to 24applying for degree courses has been rising steadily inrecent years – by 8.3% in 2007-8, 8.8% the followingyear and a whopping 15.3% in 2009-10. But that trendseems to be levelling off. Although a record number ofstudents applied to start full-time undergraduatedegrees this September, overall applications are up byonly 2.2% on last year. This suggests that youngpeople are starting to look for alternatives to university– no doubt partly because of fears about higher feesand student debt.

We want all the young people who participate in CareerAcademies to be equipped with the knowledge theyneed to make informed decisions about their future.

That future may well include a degree, but it’s clearthat university is not for everyone. There are a numberof equally valid routes to success that emphasise skillsbeyond academic qualifications.

The Career Academy programme helps to open upsome of these alternative avenues to students, as our own statistics bear out: the proportion of CareerAcademy graduates going straight to university has

gone from 77% in 2008 to 67% in 2010. In the sameperiod, the number going straight into employment hasrisen slightly to 18%, of whom a fifth are apprentices.

“We need to address the perception that A levelsand degrees are the only way forward, and toshow that there are other, equally valuable routesinto fulfilling employment. Not everyone needs adegree.” Chris Morecroft, President of the Association of Colleges 2010-2011

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My route to success: Charlotte RidleyThen: Career Academy programme

at Cirencester CollegeInternships at Hello Magazine and Talk Talk

Now: Event and Marketing Coordinator at Betfair

My Career Academy gave me the opportunity tolearn more about the marketing industry, not from

a textbook but from real life experience, a mentor,seminars and a six-week internship.

The amount you learn in those six weeks is incredible,simply through stepping into a professional environmentand being treated as an equal. There is no bettermotivation than seeing where you could be if yousucceed in your career. The support and advice I gotfrom my mentor was priceless. He believed in me andhaving that one professional who cared and said,'Charley, you can do it,' gave me that extra push.

I stepped out of education at 18 and straight into ajob, and I’m now travelling the world working as anEvents and Marketing Coordinator. When everyonearound you is going to university, taking that risk anddoing it your own way can be a scary decision, buthere I am already working in a graduate positionsimply because of the tiny first steps I have taken.” ■

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Over the last few years, Career Academy studentshave had unrivalled opportunities to study an economiccrisis in close-up. It may be a fascinating time to be astudent of business, but it’s a tough time to try and getyour first job.

In some schools and colleges, over 80% of CareerAcademy students rely on Educational MaintenanceAllowance (EMA), a benefit that has recently beendrastically curtailed. As the big public funding squeezegrows tighter, students are looking for courses thatoffer real value, and the promise of real differentiationin a competitive labour market.

At the same time, many of the businesses that support Career Academies are suffering their own bigsqueeze. It’s hard to budget for paid internships whenyou’ve put a freeze on recruitment and staff pay rises –something that’s a particularly pressing issue in thepublic sector.

Fortunately, we can prove that Career Academies reallydo deliver: they represent excellent value for schools andcolleges, for the students, and just as importantly, for theemployers that support them. Creating a cohort of highlyemployable young people benefits everyone involved, atevery level – from the individual and the employer to theeconomy as a whole.

“I have seen how the Career Academy atHaverstock School motivates young people andhelps them achieve. Britain needs people ofingenuity and skills across all disciplines and Ihope the network goes from strength to strength.”Rt Hon David Miliband MP

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The student:Roan LatimerCareer Academy programme at TelfordCollege, EdinburghInternship with Clydesdale Bank

Having a mentor is extremely valuable inhelping you figure out what you want to do

in the long term. My mentor is Adrian Innes, whois a Senior Partner at Clydesdale Bank. We meetup every two weeks to talk about my progress,and Adrian’s advice gives me the confidence tomove forward.

Thanks to Adrian, I am currently doing my six-week placement at Clydesdale Bank. I wantedto learn more about the range of financial serviceson offer, so he developed a structured six-weekplan for me to gain a full spectrum of businessbanking education.

The Career Academy programme hasprovided me with real business skillsand has ignited my passion forworking. At college I became verylazy and my timekeeping was terrible.Now I find myself getting into work15 minutes early every morning.” ■■

The mentor:Adrian InnesSenior Partner, Clydesdale Bank and aCareer Academy Partner in Business

I think the concept of mentoring a student over a two year period is fantastic. It’s really

beneficial as it’s probably the first real interactionthey’ve had with an adult that isn’t a teacher orparent, and I get a great sense of satisfaction frombeing able to give something back.

I believe mentoring a student is a great personaldevelopment opportunity for all staff. I wouldencourage everyone to get involved and experiencethe satisfaction of watching students grow anddevelop. I’m passionate about helping developCareer Academies in Scotland and really want tosee the movement continue to thrive.” ■■

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A nationalnetwork

The Career Academy network is growing across the UK. It’s a thriving national movement that is made up of many local successes. Each individualCareer Academy stands or falls by its ability to build a strong network of local supporters in thebusiness community.

When a school or college wants to set up a newCareer Academy, we provide intensive supportthroughout an initial ‘Year of Planning’. We help them to recruit a Local Advisory Board and build asupport base among local employers andorganisations. Once the programme is up and running, the school or college takes responsibility for finding Partners in Business and high qualityinternships for its students.

Career Academies are a natural fit for urban areas,where there is a high concentration of localbusinesses. That’s why the most exciting growth areasfor us include Merseyside, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Tyneside, Teeside, the M3 and M4 corridors,the M25 ’ring’ and Southampton.

National eventsA Capital Experience took place on 30 November 2010at the IndigO2 arena in London for 1,200 of our first yearstudents. In the morning, over 50 supporting employers gavethe students an invaluable insight into their organisations.Unfortunately due to the bad weather some students wereunable to make the event, so we held a second event on 5 April for those that missed out.

Our two London Graduation Ceremonies were held on 4 May 2011 at the Institute of Education. We were joined bythe BBC’s Evan Davis, Chairman of Lloyds Banking GroupSir Win Bischoff, Director-General of the Institute of DirectorsMiles Templeman and motivational speaker David McQueen.

The Leeds Graduation Ceremony took place on 10 May2011 at the Aspire venue in Leeds, where both the formerApprentice finalist Claire Young and David McQueenpresented to the students.

We held our National Conference ‘Skills we need for the future’ on 22 June 2011 at the East Wintergarden inCanary Wharf, London. The event held for educationalists,Career Academy alumni and employer supporters provedvery successful, with speakers that included Tony Collins,CEO of Virgin Trains, Christine Garner, Owner Director,Intuition Learning Ltd and Chris Morecroft, former Presidentof the Association of Colleges.

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Events around the UK

Events around the UK

A Capital Experience

Sir Win Bischoff and graduates at theGraduation Ceremony in London

Claire Young speaking at the

Graduation Ceremony in Leeds

18Second year student eventsIn February and March 2011, 253 second year studentsfrom 36 Career Academies had the opportunity to take partin six regional events across the country, kindly sponsoredby Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks. The events gavesecond year students the chance to network and participatein a day of activities run by leading employers. Studentsimproved their confidence, teamworking skills andpreparation for interviews with the help of professionaltrainers from ACCA and Penna.

Regional eventsLondon and South EastOn 9 June, 30 of our female students from six Londonbased Career Academies attended the ‘Climbing the career ladder……in heels’ event in Holborn. Kindly hostedby law firm and Career Academy supporter Olswang,students participated in roundtable discussions on topicssuch as interviews, work/life balance and the best tips forgetting on in business. These sessions were facilitated bynine inspirational women from the business world whocame from a diverse range of organisations such as theCivil Service, Santander, F&C Asset Management and 10 Downing Street.

This event was timed to take place just before the start ofthe internships, with the aim of raising the students’confidence and aspirations by meeting with successfulfemale business role models.

This is the first time an event of this type has been run anddue to its success, from both the student and volunteerperspective, we hope that many more students will be ableto benefit from similar sessions in the future.

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Yorkshire and HumberOn 11 February the Career Academy students at ArchbishopSentamu Academy in Hull hosted a visit from Graham Stuart,Chairman of the Education Select Committee and MP forBeverley and Holderness. Mr Stuart talked with students andstaff about how the Career Academy has worked for them, andwhy they decided to run it at Archbishop Sentamu Academywhere students enrolled for the first time in September 2010.

Students, staff and supporting employers had the opportunityto have an informal chat with Graham over lunch and studentsthen sat down to discuss what they felt were the most seriousissues facing them today including EMA and university fees.Although a daunting prospect for some students, it was a greatopportunity to meet and raise issues with a local MP and abrilliant exercise in personal development.

North WestSecond year IT Career Academy student Danny Callan fromOldham College, triumphed at the prestigious ProfessionalInnovator Awards 2011. Over a six month period, entrants had to complete a series of thought provoking challenges,written by the judging panel of leading business experts andinnovative thinkers. Danny came to The Oldham College tostudy web and game design as he is interested in the practicalside of IT. His skills have developed and he now runs Ice BoxDesigns, a company which creates websites along with anextensive range of other services.

The judging panel for the Awards included Chris Morris, CEO of LateRooms.com and Dragons Den success story andinventor of the ‘i-teddy’, Imran Hakim. Danny completed hisCareer Academy internship at DCT Civil Engineering, wherehe worked in the marketing department developing theirwebsite. This went so well, he was asked to stay on andcomplete further work.

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Guest speakers included Mr Brian Doran, CEO of thecollege, Claire Curran of Autoline Insurance who is Chairof the Local Advisory Board, Conor Sweeney of InterTradeIreland, and James McCreary. Graduates, Rachel andBrian gave presentations on the highlights of their CareerAcademy experience, and how they have benefitted. The keynote address was given by Catherine Bell from the Department of Employment and Learning, who alsopresented the students with their certificates.

Wales and the South WestOn 16 December, Richard Huish College held their ‘Partnerin Business’ ice breaker event to introduce students to theirmentors. The event was kindly hosted by ‘Exchange House’– a support centre for micro businesses in the Taunton area.Students networked with their mentors over a buffet lunch,then put their heads together to tackle a quiz on theSomerset economy. Some of the questions even taxed thebusiness professionals!

North East In June this year Career Academy students from PriorPursglove Sixth Form College in Guisborough visitedCleveland Potash, the UK's only potash mine, who havesupported the Career Academy programme for the lastthree years.

Brian Doran CEO Southern Regional College, Graduates

Brian Ferguson and Rachel Morgan and Catherine Bell,

Department of Employment and Learning

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After a full health and safety briefing, the studentschanged into protective clothing and were taken for asurface operations visit, which allowed them to meet someof the operators and see all aspects of potash and saltproduction. This was then followed by a risk assessmenttraining session. The visit not only gave the students aunique opportunity to experience first hand what goes onin a working mine, but also gave them an idea of otherpotential job opportunities that exist in the region.

MidlandsOn 8 April students at The Sixth Form College, Solihullvisited energy company, npower’s Solihull offices.Students learned about the marketing strategy thatnpower use, why they have added the sponsorship ofThe Football League to their marketing activity portfolioalong with continued sponsorship of Test cricket.

During their visit, the students were met by Neil Johnson,who is Head of Network Management and EnergyReconciliation within Commercial Optimisation, whotalked about the company and the different initiativesthey operate. The students were quizzed about npowerand then split into groups and given a tour. Each groupmet with employees and were given the chance tointerview them to get first hand knowledge about theirjob, and what led them to decide on their career paths.

ScotlandOn 19 May, BT hosted a spring conference for CareerAcademy students in Scotland – the first of its kind. Heldat BT Alexander Bain House in Glasgow the eventcomprised a full day of business games and lectureswhere students from Anniesland College in Glasgow andTelford College in Edinburgh were put through a series ofcompetitive but fun production and marketing games, that

Events around the UK

included selling a concept in a ‘Dragon’s Den’. The eventwas supported by the Learning and Development teamsfrom Morgan Stanley and the ACCA and the ‘Dragons’were kindly provided by senior management from JPMorgan, Clydesdale Bank, Citi and Scottish InvestmentOperations. William Roe CBE and CEO of SkillsDevelopment Scotland ran a workshop to help thestudents understand the employment landscape inScotland, and the things that young people need todifferentiate themselves in a highly competitive market.

Students Nozzi, Gavin, Stuart, Justyna and David picturedwith Colin Stewart, LAB Chair and MD of Citi, Scotland

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Student profile■ In 2010, 1294 new students enrolled on the

Career Academy programme.

■ 40% of students are from black or minority ethnicbackgrounds and 38% are female.

Partners in Business■ Partners in Business are employee volunteers

who act as mentors for Career Academy students– the only voluntary part of the programme for the student.

■ 61% of students who graduated in 2011 had aPartner in Business.

■ 244 organisations, large and small, from a rangeof sectors now support the Partners in Businesselement of the Career Academy programme.

Internships■ In summer 2010, 724 Career Academy students

got stuck into the real world of work during theirsix-week paid internship, a 13% increase in thenumber of placements compared with 2009. 270 supporting employers around the UK hostedyoung people this year. Results on studentperformance were consistent with those ofprevious years. When employers were asked torate the student’s performance 84% rated this asexceptional or good.

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Career Academies bytheme 2011

Career Academies byregion 2011

Facts and figures

London

Midlands

North West

Yorkshire and Humber

South East

South West

East

North East

Northern Ireland

Wales

Scotland

Percentage

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24%

18%

17%

12%

7%

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Finance

Business

IT

STEM

Creative and Media

Health and Social Care

Law

Marketing and Communications

Other (14-16 Pilot, Business and Media, Construction, Enterprise and Innovation,Entrepreneurship, Finance and Law, Life Sciences, Retail, Sports Science,

Travel Hospitality and Tourism, Sports and Active Leisure)

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Total funding (cash and in kind) increased by just over9% over the previous year. Income from the privatesector and foundations increased by nearly 13%largely derived from a full year of staff secondmentsfrom BT as a donation in kind. Income from publicsector grants, exclusively from Northern Ireland, wasslightly higher than last year, but unsurprisingly this issubstantially below earlier years. We do not anticipateincome from the public sector will recover in the shortto medium term.

Income from schools and colleges was lower this year. The number of schools and colleges wanting tojoin the network dropped for the first time reflectingthe uncertainty around their budgets, resulting in areluctance to commit to additional expenditure. Wehope that in 2011-12 our normal pattern of growth inthe number of new schools and colleges joining will be restored.

Financial overview

All income and donations (cash and in kind) (Total £1,340,913)

Private sector, trusts and foundations £1,054,899 (79%)

School and college fees £219,384 (16%)

Public sector grants £44,500 (3%)

Bank interest and other income £22,130 (2%)

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Career Academies UKstaff *As at 1 August 2011

Martyn Drain Chief OperatingOfficer

Diane KendallDirector of Regions

James McCrearyChief Executive

David Walker Director of Programmeand Public Policy

Yvonne Plows Events and InformationSystems Manager andPA to CEO

Victoria SuttonMarketing andCommunicationsManager

Shelley WilliamsonNational RelationshipManager

Rhiannon EvansNational Manager -STEM

Louise RiddickBusiness DevelopmentCoordinator

Kevin Oliver Regional Manager -Yorkshire and Humber

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Emily Smith Regional Manager -Yorkshire and Humber(maternity leave)

Ian NicholRegional Manager -North West

Douglas Alexander Regional Manager -Scotland - BTSecondee

Alison Jack Regional Manager -Midlands

Simon Page Regional Manager -West and Wales

Hayden KinleyRegional Manager -Northern Ireland (part time)

Candace GilbertRegional Manager -North East (part time)

James Mills Regional Manager -London and South East

Nicola Moss Regional Manager -London and South East

Ayesha PatelRegional Manager -London and South East

Sue LongRegional ManagerEast Midlands (part time)

Olamide IyiolaProgramme, Policy and CommunicationsAssistant

Mosleh ChowdhuryAdministrator toLondon and South East

Lulu Wang Book Keeper -(part time)

Tracy KaneSpecial Projects -London (part time)

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Dr Heather McGregor (Chair from September 2010 and Trustee) Director, Taylor Bennett Sir Winfried Bischoff (Chairman until September 2010 and Trustee) Chairman, Lloyds Banking Group Richard Chambers (Trustee) Principal, Lambeth College Eric Daniels (Trustee) Group Chief Executive, Lloyds Banking Group plcSimon A D Hall MBE (Trustee) Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer JD Hoye (Trustee) President, National Academy FoundationWilliam J Mills (Trustee) Chief Executive Officer, Western Europe, Middle East & Africa, CitiAmanda Baldwin VP, Human Resources EMEA, The McGraw-Hill Companies (from March 2011)James Bardrick Managing Director, Citi (from September 2010)Alison Brittain Managing Director, Lloyds TSB Bank of Scotland Community Banks (from September 2010)Lord David Currie Chairman, The International Centre For Financial RegulationFrederic Drevon Senior Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Moody’s Investors Service Alan R Gillespie CBE Chair, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (until March 2011)Caroline Hempstead Vice President of Group Corporate Communications, Astra Zeneca George Iacobescu CBE Chief Executive Officer, Canary Wharf plcNick Luff Group Finance Director, Centrica plc (from September 2010)James McCreary Chief Executive, Career Academies UK Henrietta Royle Chief Executive, Fanshawe HaldinSusan Saltzbart Kilsby Managing Director, Chairman of Mergers & Acquisitions, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Hector Sants Chief Executive Officer, Financial Services Authority Dev S Sanyal Group Vice President & Group Treasurer, BP plc Jennifer Scardino Director of Communications, Santander (from March 2011)Robert Swannell Chairman, Marks and Spencer Group plcMike Williams Executive General Manager, NAB Group (from September 2010)Paul Wilson Senior Advisor, Bain & Company

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Career Academies UK leads and supports a movement of over 900employers and 120 schools & colleges, working together to raise theaspirations of 16 to 19-year-olds.

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With thanks to the Career Academy students pictured and to Shelley Williamson for the photography.

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