April 10, 2018
April 10, 2018
Primary Futures and the National Association of Head Teachers is delighted to be working together on a programme of inspiring events for children in primary schools across Wakefield. Inspiring Wakefield connects primary schools in the area with a huge range of volunteers from local organisations to broaden children’s horizons and show them that by working […]
Read moreApril 6, 2018
April 6, 2018
Reporting to the Head of Schools Engagement, this role is responsible for delivering the Career Footsteps project until 31st July and working closely with school teachers and careers advisors focusing on secondary and further education (FE) establishments in promoting Inspiring the Future and related services; supporting schools to access and effectively use the Inspiring the Future […]
Read moreApril 4, 2018
April 4, 2018
During National Careers Week, Education and Employers worked with a collection of Corby Primary schools to deliver a fun packed week of activities aimed at raising both aspiration and awareness of careers. Four primary schools from the Greenwood Academies Trust took part. The week followed the successful Career Footsteps event at Kingswood Academy in Corby, […]
Read moreMarch 13, 2018
March 13, 2018
Do you work in a primary school? A new survey, launched in collaboration with the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and the Tes, asks primary school heads and teachers for their opinions on introducing children to the world of work. Specifically, the survey asks what primary schools are doing to help children’s understanding of […]
Read moreJanuary 22, 2018
January 22, 2018
Our Drawing The Future report has been in the news this week. Here are some highlights: TES BBC Online BBC Online Education The Guardian science blog Mail Online OECD World Economic Forum BBC News Sky News
Read moreJanuary 18, 2018
January 18, 2018
Survey of 20,000 primary school children has significant implications for social mobility and gender equality. Read Drawing The Future Report (PDF) Education and Employers, today launched a landmark report, Drawing the Future, which revealed that the difference between children’s career aspirations from age seven to 17 are marginal, and too often based on gender stereotypes, socio-economic […]
Read moreJanuary 11, 2018
January 11, 2018
The research team at Education and Employers has published a review of the evidence on how employers can support schools to improve outcomes for pupils. The report, commissioned by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) follows the publication of the Government’s Careers Strategy in December of last year, which announced funds to explore new approaches to employer […]
Read moreDecember 8, 2017
December 8, 2017
Education and Employers were delighted to take part in the first ever ‘UK-China Roundtable on Gender Equality and Women’s Economic Empowerment’. The roundtable, part of the high-level UK-China People-to-People Dialogue discussed important themes around women in the workplace and initiatives to improve gender equality. […]
Read moreDecember 6, 2017
December 6, 2017
On Monday 7th December the Department for Education published its long awaited new Careers Strategy. Read the Careers Strategy. It sets out the Government’s plan for raising the quality of careers provision, outlining how they will work closely with careers organisations, careers professionals, schools, colleges, universities and employers. The strategy pays particular attention to […]
Read moreNovember 21, 2017
November 21, 2017
As part of Health Education England’s #StepintotheNHS competition, Sandon School in Chelmsford, Essex, ran a Career Footsteps event that focused on careers in the health sector. The #stepintotheNHS competition is running to help raise awareness of the 350 roles that a career in the NHS has to offer. This event brought together Year 9 students […]
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