1 in 8 young people in the UK are currently not earring or learning: nearly one million of all 16 to 24-year-olds.
The cost to young people is acute. But it also affects us all - it affects families, our communities, our society and our economy.
Spear is one of the UK’s best-evidenced youth employment charities.
Using professional coaching, the Spear Programme equips young people with the skillset but also the mindset to enter and sustain work or further education. More than 7 out of 10 of those who complete Spear get into work or education and are still there a year later.
We see what others often miss: potential.
And we help young people see it in themselves.
Having already worked with more than 12,500 young people through our 19 Spear centres across the UK, we want to reach more young people in need by opening a total of 4 new centres in 2026.
