NU Futures

The NU Futures programme provides support for young adults furthest from the jobs market through mentoring, personal development, digital STEM learning and regular interactions with local employers.

NU Futures is delivered at NUCASTLE, powered by Newcastle Building Society, alongside an extensive community outreach programme targeting thousands of schoolchildren and young people across the North of Tyne.

The programme provides life-changing opportunities through education and employment support for schoolchildren, teenagers, and young adults. Through one-to-one mentorship, interpersonal skill-building, inspirational apprenticeships, and work placements 100 per cent of NU Futures participants felt better prepared to find a job.

12,000

young people engaged each year from ages 11-25

100%

of participants feel better prepared to find a job

250

businesses we work with every year to support careers and employability activities

Working with Newcastle United Foundation has changed my life

Brooklynn was ground down by years of challenges disrupting her childhood, dealing with issues around homelessness, addiction, domestic abuse and suicide as she grew up. She left school branded “unteachable” with extremely low confidence and growing social anxiety. Brooklynn was determined to support her family regardless and joined the Foundation’s Prince’s Trust TEAM programme, attending every day for 12 weeks as she began transforming her life and the lives of those around her. She transitioned to our NU Futures programme, building her employability skills and she was quickly offered two apprenticeships, choosing an accountancy role at a car dealership. Brooklynn now has a bright future ahead of her, crediting the Foundation with changing her life forever.

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Schools engagement for ages 11-18

To find out more about how your school can access our fully funded careers provision, including skills sessions and programme of delivery (up to 12 weeks fully funded provision available per year), employer engagements, access to our STEM room and involvement in our industry specific engagement events please contact: matthew.tumilty@nufc.co.uk

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Employability support for ages 16-24

To find out more about our employability programmes and support available for young people aged 16-24, including specific employer engagement weeks, support with confidence building, guaranteed interviews and our programmes including Prince’s Trust Team, email: carl.robson@nufc.co.uk

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Business support

Working with more than 12,000 young people each year from ages 11-25, our NU Futures programme provides the opportunity to showcase your industry to the talent of the future. Changing industry perceptions, raising aspirations, increasing social mobility and encouraging diversification of your workforce, our team are able to connect employers with schoolchildren and young people seeking work. You can kick off the careers, provide work placement opportunities and inspirational apprenticeship roles for young people with us today.

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Visit our Metrocentre Careers Hub

The new Newcastle United Foundation Careers Hub at Metrocentre is now open.

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Sage

Support from Sage allows the Foundation to change how young people explore various roles and career paths available in the North East as part of the innovative NU Futures programme.

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