Education and Employers

The impact volunteers are having on primary children in rural Uganda

…a more inclusive world where all job opportunities are available to all irrespective of gender bias. They realise that every role is available to all and the best applicants are…

New report reveals major disconnect between young people’s career aspirations and jobs

…people who benefit from careers activities have aspirations that are better connected to the labour market; Extending best practice could change the lives of 100,000 school leavers per year. The…

Putting skills to work: it’s not so much the what, or even the why, but how

Trisha Fettes, Karen Evans & Elnaz Kashefpakdel This paper focuses on how generic skills can be developed to enable young adults to best utilise them in making transitions into the…

Response to the new Social Mobility Commission report: addressing regional inequality

…– it’s about all of us working together. Furthering the links between education and employers is by far one of the best routes to supporting young people get ahead in…

Creating virtual interactive encounters for young people with the world of work

…virtual volunteering for more information. The interactive sessions are teacher led, so schools and colleges can decide how best to involve volunteers. They can invite them to take part in…

International Labour Organization report on aspirations reinforces our Drawing the Future findings

…age 14 were the best predictor of the score gap between low- and high-income students. Therefore, they encouraged policy-makers and education workers to start raising students’ aspirations as early as…

Bringing a bit of festive cheer to children: Festive Futures

…your job. If you are a school looking for volunteers, click here. Please do share this page with others using the hashtag #FestiveFutures and tag us @PrimaryFutures. All the best…

Volunteering boosts employees during lockdown, new research shows

…customers and partners. “Indeed, if we consider the productivity benefits flowing from well-being and motivation, as well as brand and CSR value, volunteering may be one of the best investments…

Virtual interactive sessions

…virtual volunteering for more information. The interactive sessions are teacher led, so schools and colleges can decide how best to involve volunteers. They can invite them to take part in…

Starting Early: All you need to know in a short video/audio clip

…of career-related learning at primary level together with the latest evidence internationally and in the UK. It considers how best we can help broaden and raise children’s aspirations; improve their…