Community for First Steps

How it works

One safe, verified place to point every student towards local experience.

Why Community

Why advisers recommend us

Verified before visible

Students only ever see businesses our team has checked and approved.

A guided journey

Structured profiles and one-click applying — built for students who've never applied for anything.

No student left wondering

Status updates at every stage mean students always know where they stand.

Genuinely local

Placements sorted by distance from the student's own postcode.

Your journey

Three steps for advisers

  1. 1

    Point students to Community

    Share the platform in careers sessions, newsletters or one-to-ones — signing up is free and takes minutes.
  2. 2

    Students apply locally

    They build a guided profile with a CV and apply to verified placements near home in one click.
  3. 3

    Progress stays visible

    Clear status updates mean you and the student can talk about real progress, not guesses.
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How we verify
  • Every business is checked against official records, including Companies House, before it can post.

  • A human admin reviews every business application — verification is never automatic.

  • Unverified businesses are invisible to students. No exceptions.

Safeguarding

  • Students can only see and apply to businesses that have passed verification.

  • A business cannot contact a student directly — a private chat only opens after a formal offer is made through the platform.

  • Conversations happen on-platform, where our admin team can review and act on any report.

  • Any student, parent or adviser can report a concern — every report is reviewed by the admin team.