The Long Shadow of Deprivation report (2020) highlights the pay gap differences between areas of our country and between the most and least deprived sons found in the same area. The report identified that greater interventions were needed in the local labour market, and called for employers to look at ways that they can access […]

Here at the Helena Kennedy Foundation, there is nothing better than being contacted by our previous award winners and hearing that a bursary has truly changed their life. We recently received a letter from the winner of one of our awards in 2002. Joe Jones won the Award for Achievement in Education that year, and […]

Applicants to the Helena Kennedy Foundation’s Higher Education Awards bursary scheme are awaiting the imminent outcomes of their applications. The winners of the bursaries, which include 13 university badged bursaries plus 8 other badged bursaries, will be announced this week (week beginning 24th August). The HE Awards bursaries are for current or former students at […]

Dr Ann limb CBE DL received an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University on 22 November 2019.  Baroness Kennedy, the university’s Chancellor joined Ann to celebrate Ann’s honorary degree. Ann is an educationalist, a charity and business leader, Quaker and lifelong feminist with a strong commitment to improving access to education for all. When Ann […]

The Helena Kennedy Foundation is delighted to announce that we now have an office base in Birmingham. Thanks to a great welcome and generous office space from South and City College Birmingham, the Charity can firmly operate directly in the Midlands.  The Foundation provides financial bursaries as well as invaluable support for up-to 100 students […]

MK College CEO & Group Principal, Dr Julie Mills, who is Chair of the Helena Kennedy Foundation –  the FE sector’s influential independent charity – has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. On behalf of the Trustees, President of the Foundation, Baroness Kennedy QC said ‘Julie Mills is one of the most committed […]

The Helena Kennedy Foundation celebration event held on 18th March 2019 at the house of Lords recognised over 75 students who received a bursary. The event brought together students who have overcome barriers to education and progressed from FE colleges from across the UK  into higher education. The event was supported by the Skills and […]

Further Education colleges from across the UK gathered at the Grosvenor Hotel on 23rd March 2019.  The event celebrated FE winners and Beacon awards Helena Kennedy Foundation was the chosen charity of the night, a total of £4,414.02 was raised with another just under £2k in pledges.  The funds raised will go towards providing financial […]