Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. Access to education in the UK is profoundly unequal. According to The Sutton Trust, students from the most under-resourced backgrounds are three times less likely to attend university than their more advantaged peers. The Access Project’s vision is to level the playing field and help the country’s most under-resourced young people place at top universities, giving them the best chance at achieving social mobility. This initiative has helped over 10,000 young people achieve their dreams since 2008. This has been achieved through a programme of tuition, coaching and in-school mentoring. The Access Project works with the young people to make strong applications, get the grades and transition to university.

In 2024, Coaching with Conscience has supported The Access Project with coaching packages for 11 members of their leadership team.

2024 Case Study

Earth’s climate is changing, and so must we. Novara supports coastal communities to become climate safe. The Novara One Planet Project supports at-risk coastal communities to become climate safe. Novara does this through community-based research, education and adaptation planning that helps communities secure funding, take action, and tell their stories through art, film and social and new media.

Their main platform is the sailing vessel Novara. Aboard Novara, the crew will be sailing to some of the world’s most remote coastlines to document the state of climate-compounded coastal hazard risk. Novara’s goal is to reach 50 communities and help them on their journey to become climate safe.

In 2024, Coaching with Conscience will be partnering with The British Paralympic Association (BPA) for the second year. BPA understands the importance of supporting and developing their people and BPA staff will be benefiting from a package of four (4) hours of coaching spread over a period of six (6) months. BPA is the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for Great Britain. It is their responsibility to select, prepare, enter, fund and manage the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the Paralympic Games. This team is known as ParalympicsGB. BPA also has the mission to raise their ambitions as a world-leading Paralympic team as a force for change for disabled people across the United Kingdom. We are excited about this partnership and the potential ripple effects it may have on society. 

The initiatives with the British Paralympic Association (BPA) were a success in that they allowed individuals to find a safe space to work through their emotions and explore their career goals. Review the findings and experiences in the BPA Case Studies below.

2024 Case Study  | 2023 Case Study

Working Families is the UK’s national charity for working parents and carers. Their mission is to remove the barriers that people with caring responsibilities face in the workplace.

They provide free legal advice to parents and carers on their rights at work. They give employers the tools they need to support their people while creating a flexible, high-performing workforce. And they advocate on behalf of the UK’s 17.5 million working parents and carers, influencing policy through campaigns informed by ground-breaking research.

Coaching With Conscience has delivered six 60-minute coaching sessions to Working Families so far, with more planned in the future.

CLAW is a women led Indian-based organisation that aims to create a positive space through the means of rock climbing where women can learn, grow, and get inspired in an unbiased and encouraging environment.

As advocates of diversity, inclusivity, freedom and confidence, their goal is to help women recognise their own strengths, realise their potential and support women to break their barriers through rock climbing.

In 2024, Coaching with Conscience will be offering six (6) 60-minute coaching sessions spread over six months to CLAW.

Khulisa supports young people and the adults around them. They deliver intensive, therapeutic group programmes for young people to explore the root causes of their emotional distress. Khulisa also trains professionals, parents and carers in how to create nurturing, trauma-informed environments for young people. They place wellbeing at the heart of supporting young people, and provide intensive therapeutic support to help them build self-awareness and emotional resilience.

The Bell Foundation works to overcome language barriers for people who speak English as an additional language in schools, adult learning settings, and the criminal justice system in the UK.

Their vision is creating opportunity, changing lives, and overcoming disadvantage through language education. To achieve the vision, the Foundation works with partners on innovation, research, training and practical interventions. By generating and applying evidence, the Foundation aims to change practice, policy and systems for children, adults and communities in the UK disadvantaged through language.

Find out more at bell-foundation.org.uk