Fifteen: Life in the present tense

We have published our very first social report examining our impact on the lives of young people over the last five years. Fifteen: Life In The Present Tense includes facts and figures, graduate stories and some independent research into the content and value of our chef apprenticeship. 

..."perhaps the most remarkable thing about the report is that it was commissioned and published by Fifteen itself. In the foreword, its (recently departed) director, Liam Black, writes: "This is not a typical annual report or PR document, it is a warts-and-all look into the guts of Fifteen, celebrating what's great about this place but acknowledging too when and how we have missed the mark." There is, as the report makes clear, much to celebrate. But it is a rounded, self-critical assessment, done with the aim of improving Fifteen's performance. Consequently, Fifteen is in the process radically changing its training and support programmes, and raising its target graduation rate to 70%. It's hard to think of another organisation in the public, private or voluntary sector that has had the balls, or the honesty, to do this."

Butler, Patrick (2008), "Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Enterprise serves up honest fare", The Guardian, Wednesday February 20 2008

The report is available for purchase, at Fifteen London, for £3. In the meantime, click here to read six graduate stories.