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About The b-live Foundation 

In partnership with schools and employers, The b-live Foundation supports a community of over 230,000 young people (aged from 11 to 19) to help manage and maximise their personal and career development.

Putting the social mobility of young people at the heart of its service, the Foundation engages uniquely with students at an individual level to build confidence, raise aspirations and develop key employability skills.

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Much of this engagement is achieved through The Foundation’s state-of-the art website, b-live.com, which provides impartial, engaging and high-quality careers IAG (information and guidance). Through the site, young people can access personalised careers and learning information, use a CV generator, apply for jobs and apprenticeships – all specifically created to help young people make informed career decisions and support their transition from education into employment whatever their background. 

The b-live Foundation Curriculum Programme
Created in partnership with leading employers, the b-live Curriculum Programme provides schools with a much-needed work-related curriculum that progressively develops the employability skills and prospects of their students. This innovative programme launched in September 2010.

Facts and figures
Since its inception six years ago, thousands of young people and schools continue to benefit from all The b-live Foundation has to offer. The facts and figures below show the extent to which the Foundation is making a difference to the future of the UK’s young people as it helps to break down the barriers to social mobility:

• 1,014 schools have registered to work with the Foundation

• 60% (605) of schools are regular users/proactive users of b-live.com

• 97% of LAs nationwide are covered

• More than 50 national employers currently work with the Foundation

• 2.45 hours per month is spent on the website by registered students

• 80% increase in usage from loyal registered users (2008/9)

• 88% of these students have recorded skills development

• 80% leave b-live with right skills for their future (versus 20% when they first joined)

• 49% students engage with the site's IAG/careers information

• 43% of students engage in the site's social networking/fun activities

• 100% (230,000) of young people have a ready-made CV hosted on the site

• 81% increase in students involved in informal peer to peer mentoring (2008/9)

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