Education and Employers

Drawing The Future published

…at a breakfast with senior business leaders at #Davos #WEF18 on the 25th January. Over 20,000 entries have been received (from UK and internationally) and international participants include Australia, Belarus,…

‘I’m good, but not that good’: digitally-skilled young people’s identity in computing.

By Billy Wong Computers and information technology are fast becoming a part of young people’s everyday life. However, there remains a difference between the majority who can use computers and…

Inspiring the Future: A Year

…presentations. For their STEAM Careers Breakfast, the UCL Academy found that 28 volunteers accepted their invite. Breakfasting with the volunteers during a careers speed networking session, the students at UCL…

New research on school and academy governance

…timely and insightful look at the state of school governance in 2008 and many of its recommendations still apply in education today. Fast forward ten years to 2018/19 and there…

The Impact Of Employer Engagement With Schools

…and fast-changing labour market. Young people’s aspirations develop early, are influenced by social background, and do not match labour market demand Careers aspirations develop at a young age and are…

Starting Early: Building the foundations for success – Executive Summary

…or asking volunteers directly via social media or letters. Only 9% used online match-making services like Primary Futures to reach diverse audiences of potential volunteers at scale. We now know…

Primary Futures – A Headteacher’s View

…on our career-related learning journey. For zero cost and little effort, Primary Futures gives primary schools access to a vast database of volunteer visitors and superb online learning materials and…

New campaign urges employers to support local school governance and develop their staff

…schools that are looking for governors or trustees. For the employer, the involvement of employees can be tracked and reported upon via a state of the art on-line matchmaking service…

Investing in Career Guidance (WGCG)

…of channels to increase accessibility, including self-help platforms and tools, face-to face, online and phone services. Employer engagement enriches career guidance. When people in work cooperate with schools and other…

Inspiring the Future launches in Jersey

…of the Government of Jersey) and ourselves, schools and volunteers in Jersey can now connect easily, quickly and freely via the online match-making service. Primary and secondary schools across the…