Education and Employers – Working together for young people

Making a positive difference to young peoples’ lives

by connecting primary and secondary schools and colleges with employers and volunteers to work together on a range of in-school activities that can improve the futures of young people.

Over 50,000 volunteers from a range of interesting jobs and different sectors have signed up to inspire young people

Our latest research shows positive link between career talks and GCSE attainment

Inspire the next generation

Have you considered volunteering as a school governor?

Develop your skills and experience whilst having a lasting impact on your local community.

Make the change you want to see in education happen

Working together for young people

Read some of our amazing volunteer stories

What motivates our volunteers and what do they get out of it? Our community of nearly 40,000 volunteers from a huge range of jobs across…

See what we do in film and photos

We have lots of amazing films and photos from our in-school inspiring events as well as our volunteers, teachers and young people talking about what a difference we have made to them.

Why your organisation should get involved in volunteering

Watch our film #RedrawTheBalance to see why early intervention is needed

Our programmes

Providing invaluable first-hand career insights to motivate young people to consider the widest range of future working options by connecting volunteers from all backgrounds with schools.

Broadening horizons and raising aspirations for primary school children by helping them understand the link between learning and work by connecting primary schools with volunteers.

Tackling gender stereotypes in career aspirations for girls by connecting schools to thousands of female volunteers from all sectors and running campaigns to highlight the issue.

Ensuring schools and colleges provide the best environment for student achievements by connecting thousands of volunteers interested in becoming governors to schools nationally.

Ensuring effectiveness of further education providers by connecting thousands of volunteers interested in becoming board members with FE providers.

Providing career ideas and information for young people through over 1,000 real-life video stories connecting subjects and jobs.

Building the evidence base on what happens when employers engage with schools to support young people's learning and progression into the world of work.

Sharing and collaborating with countries across the world to support employer engagement within education using the power of volunteering.

News and events

World Economic Forum provides catalyst to support local careers events and help inspire next generation

Several delegates attending the World Economic Forum, including a range of WEF delegates, visited a Davos secondary school today to talk with…

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New report reveals major disconnect between young people’s career aspirations and jobs

The aspirations of young people in the UK are poles apart from the reality of the labour market, with significant implications for…

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Your Voice survey presented at OECD’s The Future of Education Conference in Paris

On 3rd December, Education and Employers presented some of the letters from young people that had been submitted as part of the…

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