Education and Employers

‘Driven to Success’ on board HQS Wellington

…Nikki Thomas, Fast Jet Squadron Commander, Royal Air Force – first women ever to do this job Zoe Williams, Motorist Columnist, Guardian Wendy Meakin, Broadcaster, Channel 4’s Four Rooms –…

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,…

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…

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…

James Anderson

…Maritime Industries Ltd, a maritime manufacturing & navigational information services company, with operations in Liverpool, Newcastle, Birmingham, Plymouth and Singapore. He was also Chairman of a consultancy in the Software-as-a-Service…

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…

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…

What do children in Northern Ireland aspire to?

…Agent, Fire Fighter, Farmer, Forestry Services Manager, Hairdresser, Electronics Engineer, Lecturer in Pharmacology and Molecular Pathology, Locksmith, Part-time Actor, Hospital Manager, Mechanic, Mental Health Nurse, Musician, Optician, Football Club Owner,…

The Employability Challenge

…The Learning and Skills Network and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform had significant input into the piece. Employability skills are best developed via experiential action-learning, “connecting the…