November 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 […]
Read moreOctober 22, 2019
October 22, 2019
Over ten years ago Business in the Community (BITC) published their landmark report ‘Governing our Schools’. The report was written by BITC’s Director of Education Nick Chambers and his team for the National Council for Educational Excellence, which at the time was looking at how to make employer engagement in education easier and better for […]
Read moreOctober 15, 2019
October 15, 2019
Children as young as seven risk ruling out future job options because of their gender, race and background, according to the OECD’s Director of Education and Skills Andreas Schleicher. Speaking ahead of the formal launch of the I Am #InspiringTheFuture campaign, he said the stubborn skills gaps in the UK labour market are rooted in […]
Read moreOctober 15, 2019
October 15, 2019
On our 10th anniversary, we take a look at the ideas behind our new campaign, explore why it matters and show how you can get involved. Watch our new campaign video here We know that one of the best ways of inspiring young people about their future is to give them the chance to meet people […]
Read moreOctober 15, 2019
October 15, 2019
Education & Employers is launching a new campaign to establish and maintain a national network of 100,000+ professionals to inspire millions of children and young people. The charity has signed-up more than 55,000 volunteers since 2013, from national CEOs to apprentices on their first job – who are “match-made” with schools via a free, online […]
Read moreOctober 11, 2019
October 11, 2019
Education and Employers & Speakers for Schools have joined together to publish a new report evaluating the impact of external speakers in secondary schools. Insights and Inspiration: Evaluating the impact of guest speakers in schools evaluated the approaches taken by both leading independent and state schools to structuring and investing in talks and the impact on student […]
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