The Raise Up Foundation
@RaiseUpLuton
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Enabling the aspirations of young people in Luton. [email protected] ✉️ | 01582 551446 📞
5 All Saints Close, Luton
Joined March 2020
🎉 What a Year! 🎉. 2024 has been our most active year yet! From empowering young people with new skills and experiences to supporting them in giving back to the community. Here’s to a prosperous 2025! Join us next year as we continue to grow, give, and make a difference. 💙
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Our Summer Holiday Club is BACK! 🎉.24th July – 13th August.Two daily sessions:.🕙 10AM–2PM or 🕐 1PM–5PM. FREE for children on free school meals. 🍽️ Lunch included for all participants!. 👉 📱 Message +447476 809859 with any enquiries!
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Brilliant to have @AJRAllModCons join us for our brand new podcast: Speak up by Raise Up…keep a look out, launching very soon!.
What a fab 4 hours. @DaubeneyAcademy feedback, thanking @Challney_Girls Governor, Mick, for 44 years service! Thanking our curric group for fab bid writing at @NandosUK , listening to brill progress @leamanorschool Govs, positive chats @RaiseUpLuton & last stop @Mr_C_Carter_HT ❤️
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If you want to support us in our mission, give us a follow and drop us a line! . 📧 info@raiseupluton.co.uk.
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Young people in Luton deserve more than to “beat the odds.” The odds should not be stacked against them in the first place. We’ll keep working until every young person here has a fair chance – wherever they’re from, and wherever they’re going. /12.
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🚆 Luton is 20 mins from the capital – but for many young people, the route to those opportunities is blocked. We need to break down those barriers—bring more opportunities here, and open up new ones there. /11.
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So what can we do?. ✅ Strengthen local partnerships – schools, employers, colleges. ✅ Support transition and outcomes beyond GCSEs. ✅ Create spaces where young people are heard and supported. ✅ Build opportunity into Luton, not just point to London. /10.
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But let’s be clear:. This isn’t about young people lacking aspiration—we see the ambition every day. We see the talent. It’s about systems that aren’t built for them, and lack of strategic investment. /9.
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The Sutton Trust highlights what we already see in our work:. 🧭 Where you live shapes the support you get. 📈 Some schools & communities are better resourced. 🔁 Pathways into university or work aren’t equal. /8.
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In Luton South, there’s a mix of income levels, school outcomes, and local access to support. In Luton North, where poverty is more concentrated, there aren’t the same buffers – and it shows in long-term outcomes. /7.
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The report talks about the “diversity dividend”. Ethnically diverse communities often show high aspirations and strong family support for education – and it shows up in outcomes, even where money is tight. Luton South may be benefiting from diversity has a positive impact. /6.
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But the picture is mixed. 👉🏽 Luton South scores highly – thanks in part to educational outcomes & diversity of backgrounds. 👉🏽Luton North scores much lower – even though post-16 destinations are fairly strong. We need to understand why. /5.
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That matters to us. We know Luton has huge potential. We also know the barriers many young people here face – from housing to income to discrimination. So when progress shows up in the data, we want to celebrate it and build on it. /4.
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⭐️ Of the top 20 areas for opportunity, all are in London. 📍But #33 on the list – the highest rank outside London – is right here: Luton South & South Bedfordshire. Young people here are doing better than peers in many other parts of England. /3.
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In London, young people from lower-income backgrounds are more likely to get good GCSEs, go to university, and earn more as adults. This is what social mobility can look like. But outside London, it’s a different story. /2.
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The Sutton Trust just released its Opportunity Index. It ranks how much where you grow up affects your life chances. London dominates. Let’s talk about it. 🧵. /1.
🚨 NEW: Opportunities for the poorest young people in London far outstrip the rest of England, we have found. Our new Opportunity Index reveals how the area young people grow up in shapes their life chances, with huge differences between constituencies across the country 🧵⬇️
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Our Easter Club is starting NEXT WEEK!. Spaces are already filling up, so book now to avoid disappointment:.👉 FREE lunch provided and a fun range of activities & trips for ages 11–16.
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RT @CHSG_Careers: Calling all Lawyers! We are looking for 3-day work experience placements for some of our students with a keen interest in….
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RT @LutonFoodbank: 24 Hour Ramadan Sleep Out Challenge completed!. £15,000 raised!. Thanks to the brave participants who took part:. - Atti….
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We’ve partnered up with @InspireFMLuton to host an evening of reflection this Saturday as we mark International Women’s Day. 🤍. Enjoy iftar, inspiring talks, and an opportunity to celebrate International Women's Day together. Book your free place now:
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🌟 It’s Back! 🌟. We’re excited to host our Community Iftar Café again this year! Come break your fast with us and enjoy a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Kindly Sponsored by Crisis Aid 💙. Spaces are limited, so be sure to reserve your spot now:
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