Bridging the gap between education and the world of work

Helping students prepare for the world of work can be a bumpy and lonely road. We are a community of tens of thousands of educators, volunteers, and businesses, who love to help each other. Join us to accelerate students career development by bringing volunteers to your classroom or taking your students to our virtual assemblies! Get the help you need, when you need it, entirely free of charge.

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Career Guidance support that’s personalised, flexible and genuinely free!

Students exploring career options need more than just online content—they need real conversations with role models with firsthand experience. That’s where we come in.

Simply let us know the support you need, and we’ll connect you with friendly and knowledgeable volunteers ready to share their career journeys and insights so that students can make informed decisions about their futures.

State schools won’t pay a penny for our services. Here is why: we’re a charity powered by volunteers and supported by corporate sponsors committed to unlocking the potential of every young person.

How it Works

What career pathways and roles might be of interest?

Develop a long-term business strategy

Develop your first social media strategy

Improve your business website’s Search Engine Optimisation

Understand what grants are available for your business

Forming a new business

Build sustainability into your SME or charity

An intro to cybersecurity for business owners

Basic rules to make sure you're GDPR compliant

An introduction to setting up your first business website

Creating your first Google Ads campaign

Prepare yourself to lead a five-person team

Get better at face-to-face networking

Set goals that can push your business forwards

Develop a productive and healthy routine

Developing a mindset that allows you to grow your business

Find and approach Angel Investors

Create an investment deck to share with investors

Start using online accounting software to manage your bookkeeping

Learn how to master Facebook Ads

Optimise your Google Ads campaigns

Build an email nurture campaign

Build an email newsletter from scratch

Understand how to create a B2B marketing plan

Develop a B2B sales process from scratch

Improving the conversion of your marketing funnel

Using Instagram to make sales online

Use Google Analytics to track the effectiveness of your website

Get to grips with digital advertising

Improve your SEO to get more website traffic

Develop a content strategy that generates leads

Develop an email marketing strategy that drives sales

Create an impactful digital marketing plan

Design

Create a brand identity for a new business

Marketing a new e‑commerce company

Creating an e‑commerce offering for a brick and mortar business

In-classroom conversations

Unlimited access to our volunteers to provide career guidance that fits around your schedule

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Events

Free access to interactive virtual assemblies and workshops tailored to your needs.

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On Demand Answers

Carefully chosen resources and tools to help with the career questions students ask the most

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Programmes

Interactive programmes where you can get feedback from other educators and take action!

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Our Impact

We’ve helped thousands of educators, careers leads, and students to succeed so far.

“It is a great programme that has a big impact on the students, and lightens the teacher workload a little”

Central Foundation Boys School

“It was a pleasure…to talk with the Sixth Form. They will be entering the job market in the most exciting time”

The Cavendish School

710k+

Facilitated skill-enhancing connections for over 710,000 students, teachers and career leads

“Students who listened to the two CEOs speak were blown away by what they had to say”

Bexleyheath Academy

“Several members of staff at our school that organise public speaking events said they had never seen an event so amazing!”

Brentford School for Girls

30,000+

Over 30,000 business volunteers have shared their expertise with students, educators and individuals working in small businesses

“85% of students said they’d like to have more employer encounters in the classroom”

Elutec Academy

“The speakers provided quality advice and messages about working hard, aiming high, and working for something you love”

West Hill School

19%

A single M4G encounter elevates a girl’s perceived importance of mathematics by 19% and their intention to continue with it by 21%

“The benefits are multifold in that all students are inspired in some way by the speakers”

Thomas Alleyne School

95% of students gained sustainability knowledge, and 88% felt it improved their career insights.

Sustainable Futures Programme

44,000+

We’ve helped more than 44,000 young people with work experience

“Brilliant session: it covered topics like the connection with Maths, problem-solving, and flexibility in the workplace”

GCHQ

100k+

We’ve reached more than 100,000 pupils in Scotland

“Having had internships during university, I know firsthand how vital real-world experiences are in building skills”

Noshin Begum

83%

83% of students say that an F4S employer event inspires them to learn new skills

“Thank you so much for organising – we loved it! It was a great experience to see the Lloyds Building”

Lloyd’s of London

91%

91% of educators said that F4S is a helpful tool for delivering careers provision

“I wanted to become a university ambassador for F4S because I thought that you can’t be what you can’t see”

Ivy Trudy

92%

92% of business volunteers would recommend F4S to a colleague

Our partners

We work with a range of incredible partners from across the private and public sector to ensure that teachers and students have access to the best career guidance at no cost

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