DWF recognised as one of Scotland’s most responsible businesses

At last night’s event, which was attended by the president of SBC, HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, DWF was recognised for its innovative education programme 5 STAR Futures.

The programme focuses on working with aspirational young people from low income backgrounds and provides them with a practical framework enabling them to improve confidence, build resilience and develop key employability skills for the future.

Due to the success of the initiative, DWF has rolled out a programme of activity to support over 30 schools across Scotland and the UK, including St Augustine’s RC High School in Edinburgh and Govan High School in Glasgow.

The programme has already helped almost 900 students - helping to improve social mobility in local communities where the law firm is based.

Simon Price, DWF lawyer and founder of 5 STAR Futures, said: ““Our aim is to help bridge the gap between education and employment in areas of social and financial deprivation and through initiatives, like 5 STAR Futures, and long term partnerships with schools we want to tackle educational inequality to stop social background determining a young person’s future.”