CONNECT: FUTURE READY

​Future Ready is a creative approach to employability and skills development. We offer intensive and intentionally designed interventions for young people aged 14-30. 

We use creative thinking, our co-creation practice, practical fun activities, and social science models as the framework to support young people’s personal and professional development. It is a proven methodology that unlocks growth mindset and young people’s potential, whilst helping to develop competencies and capabilities in a non-confronting way. It is also a powerful means of learning and establishing new neurological pathways and behaviours, whilst increasing self-awareness. 
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​It’s a challenging time to be a young person. Mortal Fools' innovative employability programmes inspire creativity, build confidence, and foster wellbeing to empower individuals in their career goals.

-Vicki Clarke, ​Employment Partnership Coordinator
​at Northumberland County Council

Our Future Ready intervention models include intensive interventions that last a few days or a week, or weeks with contact time more spread out. Future Ready is commissionable by schools, colleges, youth settings, funders and North East Local Authorities.   

Our team are in the process of fundraising to support the future of Future Ready and our place-based employability work in Northumberland across 2026/2027. This includes an exciting prospect partnership project with Northumberland College, supporting 60+ priority students in Ashington.  ​

RECENT EXAMPLES OF FUTURE READY IN ACTION ​

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• We were commissioned by North East Combined Authority to pilot a year-long CONNECT: Future Ready programme across April 2024-April 2025. This consisted of 5 interventions, workshops, and youth employability consultation which supported and engaged 111 young people. Click here to read more about the pilot.
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• In 2025, we ran a two-day employability skills development intervention for Duke’s Secondary School - supporting sixth form students struggling with low confidence.​

• In 2024, we ran a two-day Workplace Experience intervention for Northumberland College students with intersectional needs and low confidence.
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• In 2023, we ran a week-long employability intervention for The King’s Trust's 'Get Started' programme - for young people aged 16-30 who were interested in getting into the Creative Industries. ​​

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Mortal Fools treat each and every young person as an individual and they really take the time to listen to them. Many of my students felt out of their comfort zone, but with the support of your wonderful staff they really came out of their shell and built their confidence. A great week was had by all!

-Ziarlotte Gray-Johnson, Skills Development Coach
​(Work Placements) at Northumberland College 

OVERVIEW OF FUTURE READY ​

Future Ready targets and supports young people who:

• Have intersectional needs   
• Are socially isolated   

• Identify as neurodivergent   

• Have been previously home-schooled / non-school attenders   

• Would benefit from a more supportive work experience / workplace-readiness programme   

• Would benefit from engaging in creative activities and creative thinking   

• Are struggling with their mental health and feeling disempowered   

• Are at the beginning of their employability journey   

• Experience barriers on their employability journey   

• Need a confidence boost   

• Are interested in the creative industries / being more creative   

• Would benefit from a needs-focused, supportive environment  
  
  

Young people are usually referred directly into our employability interventions by a link worker, support worker, teacher, or trusted adult in their lives. ​

CONNECT OR WORK WITH MORTAL FOOLS

​If you would like to find out more about our young people’s employability work, or if you’d like to commission Mortal Fools to run an employability-enhancing intervention, please email [email protected]