Boosting 30,000 disadvantaged with OakNorth Bank

F4S and OakNorth Bank are dedicated to stimulating economic growth by enhancing the talent pipeline from disadvantaged backgrounds to growing businesses.

The OakNorth Powered Program redefines traditional career-acceleration methods. Utilizing the F4S platform, we integrated scale-up business role models and university ambassadors in classrooms, along with virtual assemblies, interactive workshops, and internships. This innovative approach cultivates new ways of thinking among teachers and students alike.

Leveraging OakNorth’s commitment of 1% profit plus 1% staff volunteering time, along with the platforms and expertise of F4S, Superpower and Digital Boost, we developed a highly innovative and deeply transformative program. We are on track to equip 100,000 students with the essential career insights, skills, and mindset needed to seize opportunities in STEM fields.

Costing less than a cup of coffee per student (per annum), programmes like these provide a brighter future for disadvantaged individuals across the UK enhancing the talent pipeline to businesses nationwide.

In the first year of the programme, educators in  Bristol, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle showcased 220 of our volunteers working in AI, design and gaming to 30,000 students