We put Livery Companies and schools in touch so that they can work together to support young people. This support can take many different forms, from one-off projects to partnerships. You can find out all about our latest projects and opportunities in our Bulletin.

2009-10 has been a year of consolidating our volunteering work - building stronger relationships with more Education Business Partnerships to increase the number and variety of volunteering opportunities available. We've been working to develop our network of coordinators in our member Livery Companies, and to link our volunteers who supported the Lord Mayor's Financial Literacy Initiative with our wider range of activities. We've also worked this year to promote the musical education outreach programme of the Musicians' Company to teachers and schools in the boroughs around the City.

Below, you may read some successful examples of practical support to schools and pupils by Livery Companies and their members. Their scale varies significantly, but all are successful matches of a school's need and the capacity of the Livery to help meet it.

In this partnership, a Livery company 'adopts' a local school and nutures a long-term relationship with them. This can often involve a Liveryman becoming a School Governor, offering financial support for specific projects and providing volunteers to support the pupils. For example, members of the Livery company may visit the school once a month to mentor pupils in reading, maths or business skills. Find out more by reading our real-life examples:

Basketmakers' Link with Notre Dame R.C. Girls Secondary School
Pewterers' - Support for an Islington Primary School
Mercers - School improvement projects

A Livery company can also choose to support a one-off project or request from a local school or Borough. This may be running a one-day seminar with pupils at the school, arranging an extra-curricular visit for pupils to workplaces, or offering financial support for new equipment or resources. Find out more by reading our real-life examples:

'Money Matters' workshops in partnership with Hackney Education Business Partnership
Basketmakers' - 'Presenting Yourself Days' - Islington EBP

Members of Livery companies often choose to support a local school on an individual basis. This can take the form of a governorship, seminar or workshop facilitator, delivering talks, providing work experience placements at their own business environment, offering leadership courses of providing one-to-one mentorship of pupils. Find out more by reading our real-life examples:

The Lord Mayor's Volunteering Initiative
Richard Mais (The Worshipful Company of Cutlers) and Islington Green School