Career Ready Grants

We’re looking to fund organisations to deliver high‑quality, job coach‑led careers education. We want to help organisations deliver support in both mainstream and SEND school settings. Support that embeds employment principles, providing tailored vocational profiling, meaningful work experience, and early links to employers. Our goal is to help young people secure meaningful paid work.

The key aims of the fund are to:

• Embed trained job coaches in school settings so young people receive consistent, person-centred employment support.
• Provide early, structured vocational profiling and careers preparation, helping young people identify strengths, interests and aspirations.
• Create meaningful, well-matched work experiences that give young people exposure to workplaces, rather than generic or tokenistic placements.
• Strengthen partnerships between schools, support networks, employers and specialist providers, ensuring support for young people through a joined-up ecosystem.
• Build clear pathways into supported internships, employment and paid work

Eligible organisations: charitable organisations registered in and working in the UK, including:

• Registered charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs)
• Community Interest Companies (CICs) that are not-for-profit with an asset lock
• Other not for profit charitable organisations delivering work aligned with our objects