June 17, 2016
June 17, 2016
With so much information now available on employer engagement, teachers and career professionals have told us that they often find it hard to work out which activities have the maximum impact. Our Charity, Education and Employers, which runs Inspiring the Future and its Primary Futures and Inspiring Women Campaigns has undertaken its own extensive research […]
Read moreJune 17, 2016
June 17, 2016
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Women’s Networks have been awarded the Women in Banking and Finance’s Team Diversity Award 2016. The award commended the work of the Networks to support diversity and inclusion and to promote the recruitment and development of women, both internally and externally. As part of the winning submission, the award noted […]
Read moreJune 16, 2016
June 16, 2016
International Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training – London 2016 July 21/22 2016, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Conference Centre Early Bird registration closes 30th June! Following the announcement of our confirmed conference speakers we are now pleased to release full details of over 60 conference presentations. Find out more about what […]
Read moreJune 16, 2016
June 16, 2016
Pictures of the event are available here. The Blackpool Gazette covered the event, read about it here and here. Blackpool launched a major national initiative aimed at raising aspirations among primary pupils in struggling coastal areas. Primary Futures Blackpool launched yesterday at St Nicholas Church of England Primary School. The aim was to help primary-age children see the link […]
Read moreMay 31, 2016
May 31, 2016
International Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training – London 2016 July 21/22 2016, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Conference Centre Speakers and delegates are travelling from across the globe to attend the conference, providing insight into how employer engagement and training is experienced in varied settings. We are pleased to welcome representatives from […]
Read moreJuly 11, 2014
July 11, 2014
Today the Lord Mayor, Alderman Fiona Woolf CBE and Miriam González Durántez, Partner at Dechert LLP and wife of the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, attended a unique careers fair featuring women doing a wide range of jobs at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School for girls in Islington. The aim was to show the huge […]
Read moreJuly 9, 2014
July 9, 2014
To mark the publication of a ground breaking new book on employer engagement in education HM Treasury hosted a briefing session for senior officials and representatives from the world of education. The book contains contributions from leading UK and international scholars working across a range of fields many of whom first presented research at conferences […]
Read moreJuly 4, 2014
July 4, 2014
Superdry designers inspired students at Farmors School in Gloucestershire today as part Inspiring the Future’s Designed & Made in Britain Week 2014. Laura Nuttal, Head of Design at Superdry, and her colleagues talked about their careers, answer questions and set a clothing design challenge for students which was judged at the end of the day. […]
Read moreJuly 3, 2014
July 3, 2014
It’s Designed & Made in Britain Week – Inspiring the Future volunteers are visiting schools all over country to talk frankly with young people about their jobs in design and manufacturing. To find out more: http://www.inspiringthefuture.org/ Our Inspiring Women will be out in force tomorrow – all under wraps – but watch this space!
Read moreJuly 2, 2014
July 2, 2014
Inspiring female employees from Aston Martin took part in a ‘speed career dating’ event for 100 school girls aged 14-15. To the girls surprise they arrived en masse at the school in a parade of the latest model range of Aston Martin sports cars at Tile Hill Wood School, Coventry. See the photos from the […]
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