September 18, 2019
September 18, 2019
Education and Employers has today published a new article entitled ‘What is a meaningful encounter with the world of work?’. It is now widely accepted that meaningful encounters with the world of work are vitally important for all young people. But what is meant by a ”meaningful encounter”? This article has been written in response […]
Read moreAugust 27, 2019
August 27, 2019
Education and Employers is pleased to have contributed to the new joint report launched by WorldSkills and the OECD. This new report aims to better understand the attitudes of young people when it comes to future technologies, their perceptions about how technological change will impact their work opportunities, and whether they feel if they are […]
Read moreAugust 13, 2019
August 13, 2019
Education and Employers is pleased to be partnering with PiXL (Partners in Excellence) to support their PiXL Secondary and PiXL6 members to engage effectively with employers via its Inspiring the Future programme. PiXL is a not-for-profit partnership of over 1,600 secondary schools, 500 sixth forms, 600 primary schools, and 75 providers of alternative education. Our partnership […]
Read moreAugust 2, 2019
August 2, 2019
It has been a wonderful year at Inspiring the Future with thousands of events taking place in schools and colleges across the country and thousands of young people benefitting from talking to volunteers from the world of work. Throughout this academic year, teachers up and down the country have used Inspiring the Future to invited […]
Read moreAugust 2, 2019
August 2, 2019
It has been a fantastic year at Primary Futures with hundreds of aspiration raising activities taking place in schools across the country and thousands of children benefitting from talking to volunteers from the world of work. Throughout this academic year, teachers up and down the country have used Primary Futures to invited volunteers into their […]
Read moreJuly 31, 2019
July 31, 2019
As we come to the end of another term and academic year, we look back on the apprenticeship work we have done with schools and colleges this year. At Inspiring the Future, we are passionate about ensuring that young people are aware of all the different route into a career. In partnership with the National […]
Read moreJuly 25, 2019
July 25, 2019
Since the showcase event in North Lincolnshire earlier this month, Primary Futures has been going from strength to strength in the area with schools planning exciting activities with Primary Futures volunteers to raise aspirations and broaden horizons. With strong backing from North Lincolnshire Council, schools in the area have shown great ambition to show children […]
Read moreJuly 15, 2019
July 15, 2019
On Wednesday 10 July the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute) and Education and Employers organised a special joint event – ‘Inspiring Apprenticeships’. Hosted by the Waterfront UTC in Chatham, Kent, the event was designed to show young people the range and quality of apprenticeships that are available to them – some of […]
Read moreJuly 10, 2019
July 10, 2019
On Wednesday 3rd July, the West End lifted the curtain on careers in theatre to inspire young people. A year since the launch of Inspiring Future Theatre theatres, arts organisations, and industry professionals across the UK celebrated the wide range of offstage theatre activities. The campaign – a joint initiative with Society of London Theatre […]
Read moreJune 20, 2019
June 20, 2019
On Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th June, we took our Inspiring London campaign to the glamorous Guildhall. We spent two days at the Guildhall in London to raise the aspirations of local children and young people by opening their eyes to the possibilities available to them in their futures. We ran numerous sessions across the […]
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