Building long-term relationships
with future talent
Partner with us to deliver high-impact early careers engagement programmes for young people aged 7-19 from diverse backgrounds while enhancing your organisation's talent pipeline and social impact.
10,000+
Students developed
100%
Increased career knowledge
85%
Considered new career path
95%
Improved leadership skills
Become a Corporate Partner
Diverse Leaders Network empowers thousands of young people from marginalised communities and underrepresented backgrounds to unlock their academic, leadership and career potential. We tackle three key barriers to social mobility: limited career awareness, underdeveloped employability skills and lack of access to meaningful work-related opportunities. Through strategic partnerships with employers, we drive real, lasting change while helping organisations build authentic, long-term relationships with diverse future talent. Here are the different partnership options.
All Age Leadership and Career Readiness Curriculum
Our comprehensive curriculum spans from Key 2 to Key Stage 5 (aged 7-19), designed to break down the barriers between young people and STEAM industries by increasing careers awareness, leadership abilities and access to diverse professionals and work-related opportunities.
Key Stage 2
Ages 7-11
Building foundational skills like self-awareness, basic problem-solving, and communication. Students explore diverse career awareness, fostering early curiosity and confidence.
Transferrable skills development
Real-world career connections
Key Stage 3
Ages 11-14
Develop teamwork, critical thinking, and effective communication. Students apply skills to real-world challenges and explore diverse career pathways.
Transferrable skills development
Real-world career connections
Key Stage 4
Ages 14-16
Applying leadership and emp0loyability skills through practical projects. Students deepen career exploration and enhance adaptability for post-16 choices.
Transferrable skills development
Real-world career connections
Key Stage 5
Ages 16-19
Cultivating advanced leadership, strategic thinking, and entrepreneurial mindsets. Students master complex problem-solving and develop innovative solutions.
Transferrable skills development
Real-world career connections
Industry Partner
Industry Partners provide up-to-date industry insights and guidance, workplace visits, job shadowing opportunities, talks and events to help young people gain real-world experience.
Employer Engagement (Low - high)
Local and National Reach
Education Partner
Education Partners enable us to provide our All-Age Leadership and Career Readiness Curriculum to primary and secondary schools, complete with structured lessons, teaching resources and employer engagement opportunities.
Employer Engagement (Low - high)
Local and National Community Engagement
Employment Partner
Employment Partners work with us to deliver the Access Futures Mentoring Programme for 16–18-year-olds from underrepresented backgrounds.
Employer Engagement (High)
Local Community Engagement
Transformation Partner
We work with Transformation Partners to build meaningful, long-term relationships with diverse future talent aged 7–19, through sustained engagement and multi-year partnerships.
Employer Engagement (High)
Local Community Engagement
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