February 17, 2020
February 17, 2020
It has been 4 months since Inspiring Governance launched the ‘Be A School Governor Champion’ campaign and in that time we are delighted that a range of employers from all sectors have signed-up to inspire their employees to support local schools by volunteering to become Governors and Trustees. Since October, we have had commitments from Universities, […]
Read moreFebruary 4, 2020
February 4, 2020
‘Four principles that guide the best employer engagement in education’ by Nick Chambers, CEO of Education and Employers, is included in the latest OECD report Dream Jobs: Teenagers’ Career Aspirations and the Future of Work. Launched at the 2020 World Economic Forum, this major report analyses PISA data stretching back two decades about how job aspirations […]
Read moreJanuary 22, 2020
January 22, 2020
On the 22nd January 2020 during the World Economic Forum the OECD launched a report at Davos Platz Secondary School on the career aspirations of 500,000 15 year olds from 41 countries. The Dream Jobs? report showed that the huge changes that have taken place in the world of work over the past two decades […]
Read moreJanuary 22, 2020
January 22, 2020
The aspirations of young people in the UK are poles apart from the reality of the labour market, with significant implications for the economy, a new report reveals today. Based on a survey of 7,000 young people aged 14-18, the report, ‘Disconnected; Career aspirations and jobs in the UK’ by Education and Employers, shows a three-fold […]
Read moreDecember 4, 2019
December 4, 2019
On 3rd December, Education and Employers presented some of the letters from young people that had been submitted as part of the Your Voice survey at OECD’s The Future of Education: Where do we go from here? Conference in Paris. The conference organised by the OECD and the Forum for World Education brought together education leaders “to […]
Read moreNovember 27, 2019
November 27, 2019
Over 7,500 primary aged children from across New Zealand have taken part in Drawing the Future. They have been drawing pictures of the jobs they aspire to and indicating how they have heard about these jobs. Education Minister Chris Hipkins visited one of the schools taking part – the Porirua East School to meet the […]
Read moreNovember 20, 2019
November 20, 2019
Three years ago, John Ssentamu, Head Teacher of the Good Shepherd School, Uganda contacted Education and Employers. His school is situated in the Masake District, a very rural part of Uganda and a five hour drive from the capital, Kampala. John had seen an article about the launch of Primary Futures in Blackpool and the […]
Read moreNovember 13, 2019
November 13, 2019
BBC Teach have just unveiled a series of short films which look at how schools and careers practitioners from across the UK approach careers support and examines what’s working well for them. One of the films looks at what Ballysally Primary School in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, is doing to raise aspirations. The Headteacher Geoff Dunn […]
Read moreNovember 11, 2019
November 11, 2019
What do young people feel about the future? A new international survey is being launched today looking at what 14-18 year olds think about the future. The findings will be published in a report entitled “Facing the Future” with the OECD during the World Economic Forum in late January 2020 in Davos. The international survey asks 14-18 […]
Read moreOctober 24, 2019
October 24, 2019
Alongside launching a major new campaign, I am #InspiringTheFuture, Education and Employers has marked its 10-year anniversary with a packed week of activity, drawing together different strands of the charity’s work. Events started at Parkwood Primary School, Hackney, with an international ‘What’s My Line?’ assembly and workshops. Students quizzed special guests Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education […]
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