Speakers Trust

Speakers Trust has over 20 years of experience in supporting young people to build the confidence and skills to share their ideas, beliefs, and perspectives in public.  Their vision is a world where every young person believes that their voice matters.

With our support, Speakers Trust will transform their delivery model by training teachers to deliver their tried and tested programme (previously only delivered by professional facilitators), so that they are able achieve impact in a much more sustainable and scalable way.

Our funding will support Speakers Trust to expand their work into five new regions across the UK by training 180 teachers to deliver the ‘Speak out Challenge’ programme to over 10,000 young people.  This programme encourages Year 10 students to reflect on what brings them joy and get vital oracy training on how to talk confidently about their passions.