Education and Employers has been working to improve young people’s opportunities and broaden aspirations for over 10 years. Find out about our milestones and achievements.
2009
- The Education and Employers Charity launched.
2010
- Visit our Schools campaign launched to connect businesses with schools.
2011
- Speakers for Schools launched, working with Robert Peston. It then became an independent charity in 2015.
2012
- Inspiring the Future launched.
2013
- Inspiring Women launched to reduce gender stereotyping in the workplace.
2014
- Primary Futures launched in partnership with the National Association of Head Teachers.
2016
- Inspiring Governance launched, connecting volunteers with business-related skills to schools and colleges.
- Apprenticeship, Skills and Knowledge 2016-2019 programmes also launched.
2017
- Redraw the Balance campaign video, exploring gender stereotypes among primary school children, reaches 100 million views.
- Inspiring Bradford and other regional programmes launched.
2018
- Drawing the Future launched at Davos during the World Economic Forum. The report highlights the limited perspectives of 7 to 11 year-olds and the mismatch between their career aspirations and the fast-changing needs of the labour market.
2019
- icould becomes part of the Education and Employers family.
- Achieved key milestone of 55,000 volunteers registered with Inspiring the Future.
2020
- Virtual interactive sessions launched, allowing young people to engage with volunteers remotely through Inspiring the Future and Primary Futures programmes.
2021
- The Starting Early report – the largest study of its kind globally – reveals how learning about work at primary-age has a positive impact on children’s futures.
2022
- The Mayor of London launched Building Future London with Primary Futures to introduce young Londoners to jobs in the construction and infrastructure industry.
Find out more:
View our 10th anniversary brochure.
Read our detailed early history.
Visit our news page to find out about our recent work or search for projects.
You can also see past events on our YouTube and Flickr channels.
Thank you to former trustees who served the charity between 2009 – 2024:
Rod Bristow, Will Butler-Adams OBE, Sir William Castell LVO, Clare Chapman, Peter Dart, Terry Duddy, Sir John Dunford, Karen Giles, Lord Green, John Griffith-Jones, Sir Richard Lambert, Dame Joan McVittie, Robert Peston, Don Robert, Sir John Rose, Roland Rudd, Sir Anthony Salz (Founding co-chair), Christine Sydenham, Jennifer Taylor, Richard Thornhill, Air Vice Marshal Elaine West CBE and Bob Wigley (Founding co-chair).