October 13, 2017
October 13, 2017
A new short film has just been launched, which shows how primary schools around the country are using Primary Futures to broaden children’s horizons and raise their aspirations. The four minute film produced in partnership with the National Association of Head Teachers, shows the impact volunteers form the world of work have on young people. […]
Read moreOctober 12, 2017
October 12, 2017
A free toolkit for schools has been launched today by the charity Education and Employers. The toolkit is designed to help schools more easily to identify which students need additional support and to help prepare them for today’s workplace. The new study by the research team at Education and Employers harnesses insights from UK academic […]
Read moreOctober 10, 2017
October 10, 2017
We’re back for another year of inspiring events in partnership with the Edge Foundation, kicking off with a very special Edge Hotel School hospitality themed event, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair, London. The first event of the year brought together over 100 students from schools across London. Volunteers were in […]
Read moreOctober 6, 2017
October 6, 2017
We’re delighted to have already received some amazing entries for the Drawing the Future survey from schools across the country as well as enquiries from across the world. We’ve also had some lovely feedback from teachers about the benefits to their pupils: “The survey promotes to the children the importance of raising aspirations and helps […]
Read moreSeptember 29, 2017
September 29, 2017
A new initiative is being launched in Bradford to raise and broaden the aspirations of young people and provide them with a better understanding of the job opportunities and career routes open to them. It is a collaborative effort involving teachers, local organisations, community groups, volunteers and employers in the area. Together, we’re hoping to […]
Read moreSeptember 27, 2017
September 27, 2017
Inspiring the Future has been launched in Ireland by South Dublin County Partnership with support from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Google and Education and Employers. The inaugural Inspiring the Future Ireland career speed networking event took place on the 21st September in Collinstown Park Community College in Clondalkin, Dublin. A range of volunteers took […]
Read moreSeptember 21, 2017
September 21, 2017
The Drawing the Future survey, the first of its kind, asks primary school children aged 7 – 11 to draw a picture of the job they want to do when they grow up. This important national survey aims to find out more about children’s career aspirations and gain a better understanding of the factors that […]
Read moreAugust 9, 2017
August 9, 2017
In an article for the TES, Nick Chambers CEO of Education and Employers argues that if we are serious about improving social mobility in this country then we need to start addressing the issue when children are still at primary school. To improve social mobility, it’s vital we support primary-age children in better understanding the […]
Read moreAugust 8, 2017
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 […]
Read moreAugust 8, 2017
August 8, 2017
A survey published today by the Education and Employers Charity found that 90% of primary school teachers thought that engaging children with employers/employees and the world of work has an impact on their academic achievement. The importance of role models for children in primary schools, especially in improving social mobility is only just now being […]
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