About Us
Levelling the playing field
Our Story
Our founder and CEO, Tamsin Dewhurst, previously worked as a teacher in a low-income community and experienced that many students would walk away with top exam grades but end up in under-skilled jobs. Uptree was founded in 2015, to put an end to inequality of opportunity, where no young person is left behind on their journey from education to employment.
We’re on a mission to see employers everywhere offer unique experiences of work to demystify careers and help students transition from education to employment.
Our growing team of 21 people are based out of London and Edinburgh and we are all passionate about making a difference to the schools, students and employers we support.
Our values
Our choices and decisions as a company are value-led and these are behind everything we do. We believe in a level playing field where every student has access and opportunity to progress their career based on their talent and potential, not their connections or background.
Young people first.
We have a lot of stakeholders at Uptree from our employers to school partners. When considering new products or situations, we put our students’ needs first.
Learning and sharing.
We are committed to investing in our team's professional development to make sure that we are becoming experts in our field and sharing our learnt knowledge across our communities.
Build an empowering community.
Enabling students, schools and partners to build their own skills, resources and opportunities so they know how to succeed themselves for the future of work.
Impact at scale.
We want young people everywhere to be inspired by their futures and to reach their full potential.
Humans before technology.
Building our technology platform helps us to scale and therefore helps us to have a greater impact. However, understanding the needs of our students, schools and partners through our strong partnerships comes before building our tech solutions.
Inclusivity at our core.
Our aim is to build a student network that is representative of the communities in which we work and live. We focus our outreach on schools with high numbers of young people from low-income communities to help level the playing field.
Trusted by leading companies
How students make meaningful connections through Uptree
With over 100 different unique experiences of work throughout the year, plus regular #FuturesUP multi-industry networking events, Uptree students make invaluable professional connections, build skills and improve their confidence.