Create meaningful experiences of work for students in education
Engage students and build a future talent community that's representative of the communities you operate in.
Our programmes are designed to address inequities in social mobility, ensuring that students from underrepresented groups gain the confidence, skills, and networks needed to succeed in their careers.
Let Uptree do the work for you
As an employer, you want to engage the brightest young talent from the widest possible range of backgrounds. There’s a lot of untapped potential out there.
But running an effective work experience programme that meets your early careers, CSR and social mobility goals requires specialist expertise and extensive resource. That’s where Uptree can help.
We’re already engaged with thousands of talented students in targeted schools across the UK, and we want to get you connected.
Speak to our team today!
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Connect with a diverse audience of engaged students
Focus your recruitment outreach towards our UK-wide network of motivated, enthusiastic students, with a focus on students from under-represented backgrounds. We work directly with schools, which means we can target specific groups more effectively. -
More meaningful outreach
Leverage our know-how to deliver outstanding schools outreach, education programmes, recruitment or diversity initiatives as cost-effectively as possible.Our Student Outreach Calendar highlights the optimum time to engage with students.
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Build a representative pipeline
Become the employer of choice and hire better, more diverse talent. We’ll help you meet students face-to-face, create unique work experience opportunities and build a talent pipeline for the future.
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An extension of your team
Our approach for facilitating outreach and work experience makes it easy and simple to partner with us. Just consider us an extension of your team.
Uptree in numbers
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151,824 Students on our platfrom
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23% Free school meals
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71% Minority ethnic groups
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49% Female
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49,416 Work experience applications in 2025
NEW! Uptree Starter Package
Build your early careers pipeline in two business days
Uptree's Starter Package puts your brand name in front of 16–19 year olds from underrepresented backgrounds, actively searching for early-career roles.
Perfect for organisations that...
✓ Want to start recruiting for apprentice, graduate, or work experience vacancies
✓ Need more applicants from a diverse talent pool
✓ Don't have a dedicated early careers team
✓ Aren't ready for a full outreach programme / have limited budget
✓ Need results quickly
Uptree webinar series
Future Proofed: From Classroom to Career
Be part of Uptree’s exclusive webinar series exploring how businesses can drive social mobility, connect with early talent, and make a measurable impact through meaningful work experience.
