June 20, 2019
June 20, 2019
On Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th June, we took our Inspiring London campaign to the glamorous Guildhall. We spent two days at the Guildhall in London to raise the aspirations of local children and young people by opening their eyes to the possibilities available to them in their futures. We ran numerous sessions across the […]
Read moreMay 17, 2019
May 17, 2019
The report was launched at an event in central London on the 6th June 2019. Watch Dr Elnaz Kashefpakdel (Head of Research, Education and Employers) discuss the findings, as well as keynote speeches from Geoff Barton (ASCL) and Adrian Lyons (Ofsted). Click here to read the full report. Sign up to our mailing list to […]
Read moreMay 15, 2019
May 15, 2019
On Tuesday 14th May the Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP, Secretary State for Education, Graham Stuart MP and Emma Hardy MP hosted a cross-party event in the House of Commons which brought together MPs from across the country and political divide to help primary aged children. MPs were asked by Paul Whiteman the General Secretary […]
Read moreMay 14, 2019
May 14, 2019
We are delighted to announce ‘Our Future-Derby’. This is an exciting new project made possible with funding from Derby City Council, supporting the Department for Education’s Opportunity Area Programme. The aim is to inspire children and connect primary schools in Abbey, Arboretum, Boulton, Chaddesden, Derwent, Normanton, and Sinfin with the world of work. Research conducted […]
Read moreMay 1, 2019
May 1, 2019
In their sixth State of the Nation report, the Social Mobility Commission says that social mobility has stagnated over the last four years and explores some of the reasons for this. Gaps between the poorest students and their peers are, according to the authors, prevalent at all stages in the education system. The commission also […]
Read moreApril 23, 2019
April 23, 2019
We are delighted to announce that Education and Employers is an official partner of the OECD Forum 2019 and as a result has a number of places available. This year’s Forum, World in EMotion, will reflect on the fact that we are experiencing a great deal of social, economic and political change, upheaval and disruption, […]
Read moreApril 8, 2019
April 8, 2019
‘A brilliant initiative’ (volunteer), ‘I loved every single person who came to our classroom’ (pupil) Just some of the scores of quotes following the launch of Inspiring Dorset. On 3 April we held a Primary Futures event at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School & Community Nursery followed by a speed networking event as […]
Read moreMarch 28, 2019
March 28, 2019
We are really grateful to the Dorset Echo which is getting behind our Inspiring Dorset campaign which we are running in conjunction with Dorset Council, Southern Universities Network, the Local Enterprise Partnership and the CEC. Click here for the full article.
Read moreMarch 28, 2019
March 28, 2019
The Department for Education adopted the Gatsby Benchmarks as the benchmarks of best practice careers provision. Inspiring the Future has a network of over 45,000 employee volunteers from the world of work and as well as a wide range of classroom resources. Our latest leaflet is designed to help schools to evidence their alignment with […]
Read moreMarch 28, 2019
March 28, 2019
‘Well done for bringing this to Northern Ireland”. One of many similar comments from the volunteers at our special launch event for ‘Primary Futures’ in Northern Ireland. Held at Ballysally Primary School, Coleraine on Thursday 21st March 2019, all the children and teachers from the school were introduced to career-related learning. They met an amazing […]
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