Education and Employers

Talent of poor bright boys being missed

…from low income backgrounds who achieve so highly at the end of primary school are not among the highest school achievers at age 16”. Read the full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-32975871 …

The Death of the Saturday job: the decline in earning and learning amongst young people in the UK.

12.20 – 13.30 Westminster, Central London. Speaker: David Massey (UKCES) The seminar focused on a new report from government’s skills experts the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) which…

‘By Appointment’ Royal Warrant holders and local employers’ inspire girls

…is vital for both the UK’s future prosperity and for our young people to reach their potential that they have the chance to find out about the broadest possible selection…

Our lead corporate supporter Bank of America Merrill Lynch wins best global bank for Corporate Social Responsibility

…write-up of their winning entry cited the partnership with the Education and Employers charity and the company’s support of Inspiring the Future and Inspiring Women campaigns. Visit: http://www.inspiringthefuture.org/ …

Inspiring Women in Music – singers to sound engineers – motivate at the Royal Albert Hall

…Becky Hill, the first The Voice UK contestant to score a UK Number 1 said: “I am honoured to be a part of such a great cause. I’ve found there…

Chief Medical Officer supports Primary Futures ‘Who’s in Health?’ campaign being rolled out across Wales

…school. The ‘Who’s in Heath?’ campaign is being rolled out across the UK by charity Education and Employers in partnership with the Medical Schools Council. Chief Medical Officer for Wales,…

Inspiring the Future reaches three major milestones

Inspiring the Future, the free service for UK state schools run by charity Education & Employers, has reached three major milestones in October 2015. These are: individual volunteers registering to…

Chief Medical Officer launches Primary Futures: Who’s In Health? campaign in Scotland

…via the free online service Primary Futures – http://www.inspiringthefuture.org/primary-futures/ The school children at Sciennes Primary were joined by medical student Callum Cruickshank who is in his 4th year at the…

Miriam González-Durántez guest editor of BBC Radio 4 Today programme

…the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme guest edited by Miriam: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06shzh5 Interviewees included; Home Secretary Theresa May, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain. …

Prime Minister’s Apprenticeships Tsar launches scheme to get Apprentices into primary schools

…in that it allowed primary age pupils to talk directly with Apprentices about what they do which has never been done before on a large scale in the UK. It…