Education and Employers

Primary Futures awarded Edge Foundation funding

…to continuing our work with primary schools across the UK to provide this free service. Schools and volunteers interested in signing up to Primary Futures can do so at www.inspiringthefuture.org….

Tameka Anthrobus

Tameka is responsible for coordinating and delivering key aspects of day to day customer facing service delivery across the Inspiring Governance Programme. She joined the Charity in November 2017. Prior…

Diplomas: The Second Year – An Evaluation of the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Diplomas for 14 to 19 year olds

A report by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) This report is based on a series of Ofsted evaluation visits to 21 Diploma consortia between…

UKCES report on transforming career guidance

…and the part that government and national agencies might play in securing greater impact from the public investment in career services. Read the report: Helping individuals succeed: transforming career guidance…

Careers advice important to social mobility

Careers advice is important to improving social mobility, says head teachers’ leader, Brian Lightman from ASCL. The National Careers Service Advisory Group is concerned that schools – rather than local…

‘Raising Aspirations and Smoothing Transitions’

…young people becoming NEET. This report examines changes to services coming into effect as part of the Education Act, and debates whether they are likely to compromise the quality, and…

Youth drop-out blackspots mapped

UK youth drop-out and NEET blackspots have been mapped in a new report by the Work Foundation. The report blames a tough jobs market and cuts to youth services and…

Taskforce ‘Year in View 2012’ & our plans for 2013

…major expansion of Inspiring the Future. The generous grant from Bank of America Merrill Lynch will allow us to continue to provide a free service to state schools and colleges…

New free Apprenticeships resources for teachers

…Service reports that young people are often not aware of apprentice opportunities, so it is making new free careers information resources available to schools and colleges through the charity, the…

Companies should ignore unpaid internships and degree classifications

…playing field”. The study by the Association of Graduate Recruiters and Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services found that employers may be discriminating against disadvantaged applicants. Read the full story….