November 5, 2015
November 5, 2015
Inspiring the Future, the free service for UK state schools run by charity Education & Employers, has reached three major milestones in October 2015. These are: individual volunteers registering to talk about their job with young people has passed 25,000 individual schools with registered teachers has passed 5,000 – including 80% of all secondary schools […]
Read moreOctober 21, 2015
October 21, 2015
The Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland, Dr Michael Mc Bride, visited Tor Bank School on Tuesday 20th October on behalf of the Primary Futures ‘Who’s in Health?’ campaign. The Primary Futures Who’s in Health? campaign sees volunteers from all roles in the health sector talking with primary school and special school pupils about their […]
Read moreOctober 14, 2015
October 14, 2015
The Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Ruth Hussey, visited Tredegarville C.I.W. Primary School on Tuesday 13th October on behalf on the Primary Futures ‘Who’s in Health?’ campaign. The Primary Futures Who’s in Health? campaign sees volunteers from all roles in the health sector talking with primary school pupils about their job and how they use […]
Read moreSeptember 11, 2015
September 11, 2015
Today the Department of Transport’s hosted a maritime themed careers day with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Department for Transport in partnership with charity Education and Employers who run free programme for schools Inspiring the Future. Coordinating with International Shipping week, the themed day gave students from two Scarborough Primary […]
Read moreSeptember 11, 2015
September 11, 2015
Two new publications from Education and Employers Research provide new insight into the question. Previous research by Education and Employers and others has demonstrated that young people who have rich employer engagement as part of their teenage education go on to do better in the workplace: earning more and being less likely to be unemployed […]
Read moreSeptember 9, 2015
September 9, 2015
The Inspiring Women campaign in partnership with MOBO today hosted a flagship ‘career speed networking’ event in the Royal Albert Hall. It saw 35 women representing a wide range of careers in the music industry talk with 200 state school girls about their jobs and experiences. Career speed networkers included; singer and pop icon Sandie […]
Read moreJuly 20, 2015
July 20, 2015
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has won the best global bank for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) award from Euromoney magazine. The CSR category considered the bank’s initiatives to enhance youth employment, develop a greener marketplace, support the arts, and embed responsible business. In particular, the write-up of their winning entry cited the partnership with the […]
Read moreJuly 17, 2015
July 17, 2015
Baylis Court School, in Slough Berkshire, hosted a ‘Careers Fair’ event with Royal Warrant holding companies, QEST scholars and local employers. It was attended by 250 young women aged 12 to 18. This unique event was organised by charity Inspiring the Future in partnership with the Royal Warrant Holders Association which is celebrating its 175th anniversary this […]
Read moreJune 26, 2015
June 26, 2015
On the 25th June 2015 at City Hall, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson MP published a major new report on careers provision for young people. The report said that every young Londoner should have completed at least 100 hours experience of the world of work, in some form, by the time they reach the […]
Read moreJune 3, 2015
June 3, 2015
Bright boys from poorer backgrounds in England “seriously underachieve” at GCSE, according to new research from the Sutton Trust education charity. Dr Lee Elliot Major, chief executive of the Sutton Trust, said the figures highlighted the “tragic waste of talent” in schools. “It is a scandal that over a third of boys from low income […]
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