December 16, 2014
December 16, 2014
Today 45 high profile women working in the UK Financial Services Sector took part in a unique ‘career speed networking’ event with 120 girls aged 14 – 17 from six London state secondary schools at the iconic Bank of England headquarters on Threadneedle Street. The aim of this event is to showcase the wide range […]
Read moreDecember 8, 2014
December 8, 2014
On 5 December Gateway Primary School, Carterton in Oxfordshire, took part in a new initiative aimed at widening the horizons of primary school children. Gateway invited Primary Futures volunteers to visit and talk about their job. Primary Futures aims to raise aspirations and help children understand the link between learning in school and the world […]
Read moreNovember 24, 2014
November 24, 2014
Funding for poorer pupils helps more boys than girls new Nuffield Foundation research shows. Factors include that boys in this group have a tendency towards truancy and bad behaviour while girls are ‘present in class’ but quietly under-achieving. Read the full story: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/funding-for-poorer-pupils-helps-more-boys-than-girls-study-shows-9877806.html#
Read moreNovember 17, 2014
November 17, 2014
Our charity Education and Employers is seeking a Treasurer and Company Secretary to oversee the provision of finance, company secretarial, and other corporate services, ensuring that all statutory obligations are met. It is a part-time role, approximately 1 – 2 days per month. To express interest in the post, please email a covering letter […]
Read moreNovember 12, 2014
November 12, 2014
Today the Editor of British Vogue magazine, Alexandra Shulman and Miriam González Durántez, Partner at law firm Dechert LLP and wife of the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, took part in an Inspiring Women campaign ‘career speed networking’ with 22 other successful women and 120 girls at St Saviour’s & St Olave’s School, New Kent […]
Read moreNovember 10, 2014
November 10, 2014
Inspiring the Future has today published Subject Teacher Guides to help teachers find relevant volunteers easily. The guides were written by subject teachers who have used Inspiring the Future and it explains how the system works clearly and concisely. Examples include; English, Maths – KS4, Science – KS3, Modern Foreign Languages – KS3 and KS4, Citizenship – […]
Read moreNovember 6, 2014
November 6, 2014
The Government Equalities Office has published ‘Think, Act, Report’ and is urging organisations both large and small to sign-up here to tackle the gender pay gap: https://www.gov.uk/think-act-report The press release and report can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-equalities-office and also the new Everywomen booklet on the gender pay gap is here.
Read moreOctober 15, 2014
October 15, 2014
A big ‘thank you’ to everyone who has supported the national launch of Primary Futures, in partnership with the National Association of Headteachers, this week. This launch coincides with our Education and Employers Taskforce charity’s 5th birthday and also, more importantly, messages from teachers to our Inspiring the Future volunteers asking them to visit their […]
Read moreOctober 13, 2014
October 13, 2014
Inspiring the Future launched today on the Isle of Man with a ‘career speed dating’ event at Ramsey Grammar School, giving the Year 9 pupils access to a wide array of local employers. This free initiative for state schools has proved highly successful in the rest of the UK. Read the Isle of Man ITF […]
Read moreOctober 7, 2014
October 7, 2014
On 6 October 2014, New College Lanarkshire hosted the Inspiring Women in Scotland launch event. Ten senior women from government, public and private sectors, and the arts took part in a speed career-networking event talking directly with 100 young girls about their experiences, their job and how they got there. The high profile ‘career speed […]
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