December 13, 2023
December 13, 2023
Today Education and Employers launches a new video to raise vital awareness that stereotyping about jobs starts at a young age and risks limiting the futures of girls all across the globe. Children in the UK, Canada, China, Denmark, and South Africa were all asked to draw pictures of people doing typical jobs and the […]
Read moreApril 19, 2022
April 19, 2022
An evaluation report published today shows how role models from the world of work are helping to improve children’s motivation as part of the post-pandemic catch-up and tackle gender stereotypes. The report, Inspiring Dorset 2021, looks at the impact of a programme of aspiration-raising activities in Dorset between April 2021 to February 2022, focusing on […]
Read moreMarch 8, 2022
March 8, 2022
“Four inspirational women with pretty cool jobs” top today’s edition of CBBC’s Newsround, which shows our activities with schools in action. Firefighter Amy, robotics engineer Caroline, train driver Tahira and construction project manager Cassie met with Year 6 children at Coppull Parish Primary School, Chorley to help challenge gender stereotypes. The children had the chance […]
Read moreFebruary 23, 2022
February 23, 2022
The Department for Education’s Permanent Secretary Susan Acland-Hood and the Government’s Chief People Officer Rupert McNeil are encouraging people at all levels across the Civil Service to volunteer via Inspiring the Future. Civil Servants are being asked to give from an hour a year to talk to children and young people about their jobs or […]
Read moreAugust 26, 2020
August 26, 2020
We recently hosted a webinar with the OECD to launch Education at a Glance 2020. This annual publication provides the latest data on the performance of education systems in the UK and across other OECD countries. It was followed by a discussion on vocational education and training. If you are interested then you can […]
Read moreMarch 18, 2020
March 18, 2020
In line with the latest government advice concerning non-essential travel and contact, we have suspended all face-to-face events with schools until further notice. The health, safety and wellbeing of our volunteers, schools, and the wider community is our top priority. Working with schools, we are exploring other ways to inspire young people, including remote access options. […]
Read moreMarch 12, 2020
March 12, 2020
South Parade Primary School was recognised for its work in supporting and hosting a series of aspirations events across primary schools in Wakefield, at last night’s CDI Awards. For the launch of Inspiring Wakefield, the school invited 50 volunteers from the world of work to talk to their students as part of an aspirations week. […]
Read moreMarch 11, 2020
March 11, 2020
Redraw the Balance continues to generate interest and inspire new versions around the world. The original two-minute film, which captures how young children define career opportunities as male and female, has attracted over 100 million views. Education and Employers launched the original Redraw the Balance film during International Women’s Day in March 2016. 66 children were […]
Read moreJanuary 22, 2020
January 22, 2020
On the 22nd January 2020 during the World Economic Forum the OECD launched a report at Davos Platz Secondary School on the career aspirations of 500,000 15 year olds from 41 countries. The Dream Jobs? report showed that the huge changes that have taken place in the world of work over the past two decades […]
Read moreJanuary 22, 2020
January 22, 2020
The aspirations of young people in the UK are poles apart from the reality of the labour market, with significant implications for the economy, a new report reveals today. Based on a survey of 7,000 young people aged 14-18, the report, ‘Disconnected; Career aspirations and jobs in the UK’ by Education and Employers, shows a three-fold […]
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