For high/secondary schools
Free access to FT.com for high/secondary
school students anywhere in the world.
Supported by:
Please fill in the form to register your interest. A member of the team will
be in touch to discuss setting up your institution with free FT access.
Only a school staff member should fill in this form.
If you are a student, please share this page with a staff member so they can sign-up.
If you are participating in our NCTJ prize draw, please read our the T&Cs here.
For any inquiries after registering, please click here.
For other inquiries, please email FTschools.support@ft.com.
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Preparing for life after school
Free access to FT.com can help students with relevant and fresh ideas for study, extra-curricular activities, advice on the world of work and interviews. Universities and employers confirm that broader general knowledge helps the best candidates stand out. For a full description, click here.
Participants receive access to all FT.com content available to regular subscribers. In addition, with the help of teachers, we highlight and guide readers to FT journalism that can enrich education and help prepare students for successful careers.
What does FT do for students
- Improve learning through examples of concepts learned in the classroom
- Prepare for the world beyond school through tips and insights
- Broaden general knowledge to prepare for active life and citizenship
- Develop news literacy to tackle disinformation
If you are a teacher, librarian or school officer
Register your interest for free access to FT.com. This offer is for any school worldwide teaching 16-19 year old students.
If you are a student, parent, governor or someone else with an interest
Please share details with teachers, schools and colleges you know and tell them to register at ft.com/schoolsarefree. For more information you can read our guide to the Financial Times for schools programme, or if your school already has access, our guide to creating or reactivating your FT.com account.
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Our journey
John Ridding, CEO of the FT, gave a talk at my school on journalism when I was 15. I found it fascinating and wanted to learn more about reporting the news and the role it plays in our lives. After an opportunistic chat following the lecture, John agreed to let me spend some time at the FT to better understand journalism in action.
During my time absorbing how the FT works, it occurred to me that there was a role for its journalism to keep informed young people emerging into the adult world.
My generation will inherit so many different challenges so we need to be more informed and engaged in these big global issues from a younger age. We must get access to high-quality journalism. I told John that the FT had a responsibility to help people like me to better understand the world. So the idea of FT Schools was born.
From here, lots of conversations with some truly inspiring people across the FT brought the idea to life. I am grateful to John and the rest of the FT Board for their open-mindedness and willingness to listen to me when at the time, I was a teenage outsider.
Once hired, I was fortunate enough to work with brilliant people to bring the FT to students around the world. I am very proud of what we achieved and how FT Schools continues to grow, helping students with everything from essays and everyday school work, to helping them make the next decision about their future after school.
KRISHAN PUVVADA
FT Schools Founder
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Our Student Advocate Programme
The Financial Times is offering ambitious students in high/secondary schools around the world the chance to become FT advocates.
Student Advocates will develop leadership skills and confidence by representing the views of students to the FT and promoting the advantages of reading the FT to their friends and teachers. Advocates will become the voice of students so we can better understand their views, vision and ambitions. Schools can also benefit from a more engaged and informed students.
The role can be completed from their school, maintaining a regular communication with the FT Schools team digitally. The role is unpaid and the placement runs for four months, typically from October to February. We recommend that students spend roughly four hours per month on their role. If your secondary school does not have access to FT.com, you can sign up for free.
For more information, please refer to the FAQs and guidelines below.
We also welcome teachers as FT advocates and advisers, to help suggest content and formats to make the FT useful in teaching. Email us for details at FTschools.support@ft.com.
As a Student Advocate I learned many things including proactivity, teamwork, public speaking and networking. I have also improved my time management skills, learning to balance my FT work with my school work, which will be helpful for university. I would recommend being a Student Advocate to anyone looking to develop transferable skills, regardless of what they are studying and it has been a confidence booster, and something I never would have done before.
Hills Road Sixth Form College
Read the case study
Find out more about the Student Advocate Programme
and discover what the benefits could mean for you.
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Student Advocate Programme 2023-24
Applications are now closed.
Please check this page regularly for updates.
What teachers say about FT Schools
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The FT is a fantastic resource for students to practice applying theory in context, as they will have to do in the external exams.
Head of Sixth Form, Emmanuel College, United Kingdom
What students say about FT Schools
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I thought all FT articles would be about the economy and businesses but I have now found a new passion: travel articles.
Student, Dulwich College, Singapore
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James Lamont
Director, Strategic Partnerships
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Andrew Jack
Global Education Editor
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Kimberley Lim
Operations Manager
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Olivia Hylton
Project Lead