August 8, 2017

We’re recruiting a Regional Project Coordinator!

August 8, 2017

The ASK Project Coordinators work together as part of the Inspiring the Future Schools Engagement Team delivering the project across London and the South. This is our second year of delivering the project and we have ambitious targets to reach over 1,000 schools, teachers and parents; and 75,000 young people. This is a fantastic time […]

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August 8, 2017

We’re recruiting a Project Coordinator!

August 8, 2017

The ASK Project Coordinators work together as part of the Inspiring the Future Schools Engagement Team delivering the project across London and the South. This is our second year of delivering the project and we have ambitious targets to reach over 1,000 schools, teachers and parents; and 75,000 young people. This is a fantastic time […]

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April 3, 2017

New job opportunities!

April 3, 2017

We are looking to recruit two separate roles, firstly a Project Assistant position to support the work of Inspiring Governance, the national school governance recruitment and support service, funded by the Department for Education and delivered by Education & Employers with the National Governors Association. The Inspiring Governance Project Assistant (Multi-Schools)  would be responsible for the day to […]

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June 24, 2016

Closing the gap between education and employment: international research conference

June 24, 2016

Next month sees an unprecedented coming together of researchers, policy makers and practitioners at the international Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training held in London on 21 and 22 July. Employer engagement in education and training has become a hot topic for policy makers and practitioners around the world. Over recent years, Governments […]

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May 25, 2016

Inspiring Women in Automotive at Silverstone

May 25, 2016

Ninety schoolgirls were encouraged to carve out a career in the motoring industry at a special event at the UK’s biggest automotive expo of its type – CDX16 held at the world famous Silverstone race track on 24th May. The 14-to-16-year-olds – from seven schools around the country – took part in a fun and […]

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May 23, 2016

The British Council and Inspiring Women China are calling on the G20 nations to renew their commitment to women’s economic empowerment

May 23, 2016

On 24-26 May 2016, the Chinese government will host Women-20 (W20) – a G20 outreach group launched in 2015 to focus on promoting gender-inclusive economic growth. W20 aims to harness support to increase women’s participation in the global economy and greater prosperity for the world. As reported by McKinsey, realising gender equality could add an […]

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May 20, 2016

Primary Futures inspires pupils in Folkestone with our coastal towns campaign

May 20, 2016

Primary Futures, run by charity Education & Employers, organsied an event at St Eanswythe’s Primary School in Folkestone with Sam Gyimah, Childcare and Education Minister, on Thursday 19th May 2016. It saw employee volunteers come together to raise the aspirations of primary school children by talking with pupils face-to-face about their job and career. The […]

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May 18, 2016

Careers talks ‘boost future earnings’

May 18, 2016

Young people aged 14-15 from all backgrounds, could be earning an additional £2,000 by their mid-20s simply by more exposure to the world of work through career talks at school, new research has found. The research was undertaken by Elnaz Kashefpakdel and Christian Percy and commissioned by the charity Education and Employers was published in […]

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May 18, 2016

Inspiring Women in Business & Enterprise at London Stock Exchange

May 18, 2016

Today 100 state school girls had the opportunity to participate in a ‘career speed networking’ event with high profile women in business and enterprise at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and had the rare opportunity to participate in the iconic market opening. The UK boasts some fantastic female business leaders and entrepreneurs and the gap […]

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April 27, 2016

How working with volunteers boosts schools and colleges careers information and advice provision in line with Ofsted’s Common Inspection Framework

April 27, 2016

A new guide has been published by Education and Employers, the charity behind the Inspiring the Future programme and its Inspiring Women and Primary Futures campaigns. The guide is designed to help schools and colleges better understand how working with volunteers from the world of work can boost their careers information and advice provision in […]

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