Supporting a fair future

South Bank UTC and its bursary programmes

Over the last 18 months around 40 South Bank UTC students have had their lives enriched by participation in the KINShiP Bursary programmes. One of our students received a scholarship and two students have been given a KINShiP Bursary Award to go off to university.

The KINShiP Bursary was started to develop the foundations that will see a future with increased levels of diversity in leadership and higher tariff universities, and improved levels of social mobility for young women of colour.

Partnering with the KINShiP Bursary aligns with the LSBU Group Strategic Pillars of their 2025 Strategy. Namely, through local and global partnerships, the Group commits to creating opportunities for individuals, business and society and seeks to remove barriers to success.

Through coaching programmes, mentorship schemes and bursaries the KINShiP Bursary supports young women with opportunities to succeed in education and their future careers.

They believe that through lending a helping hand and building each other up, they can provide a network of women supporting the next generation of women so they can thrive in years to come and never feel alone on their journey.

The KINShiP Bursary believes that in inspiring young women with ideal goals and fostering a sense of self-belief, they will feel supported to develop and achieve their full potential.

There are two coaching programmes run in Year 10 and 12. The Seeds programme focuses on building confidence and self-awareness through learning about values, relationships and much more. The Blossoms programme centres on creating a vision for the future and introduces practical steps to achieve these goals including financial education which underpins the programme.

Students say, “KINShiP makes you look within yourself to bring about a new level of self-awareness. It helps find and nurture potential you didn’t know you had.”

Year 13 students who have participated in the programme are matched with a business mentor. Mentors are women in industry who share their skills and experience and help students build professional networks. Year 13 students can apply for a bursary or scholarship which helps university students fulfil their academic potential without the worry of financial instability.

South Bank UTC looks forward to continuing our relationship with the KINShiP Bursary to impact social mobility through equal educational outcomes across protected characteristics and socioeconomic background and the development of skills in the local community .

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