November 17, 2017
November 17, 2017
On Thursday 16th November Minister of State at the Department for Transport, John Hayes CBE MP visited Allenby Primary School in Southall, Ealing, to take part in a Primary Futures event in which volunteers from the world of engineering were broadening children’s horizons around the vast range of exciting roles this sector holds. See all […]
Read moreNovember 13, 2017
November 13, 2017
One in five secondary school students receive positive impacts on their academic achievement from encounters with the world of work, teachers believe say a new report by the charity Education and Employers Read: Making the Grade In this new report by the research team at Education and Employers, kindly supported by LifeSkills created with Barclays, […]
Read moreNovember 8, 2017
November 8, 2017
Theale Green School in the village of Theale, Berkshire, seized the opportunity to get a flying start back into the school term with their very own Career Footsteps event! This event brought together three volunteers with over 70 Theale Green year 7 students for a series of talks and workshops. This was the first careers […]
Read moreOctober 26, 2017
October 26, 2017
We are delighted to have thousands of primary schools across the country signed up to our Primary Futures progamme, getting volunteers from the world of work to visit them and help their children link their learning to their futures. Leading the way in illustrating how Primary Futures and its database of over 38,000 volunteers is […]
Read moreOctober 24, 2017
October 24, 2017
We have been taken aback by the vast number of entries to the Drawing the Future competition from across the UK and countries ranging from Australia, Belarus, China to Pakistan and Uganda. And the schools who have taken part have said how quick and easy it was and how much their children got out of […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2017
October 20, 2017
This week we launched Inspiring Bradford, a celebratory week of exemplar events which took place in primary and secondary schools across the city. it’s been a collaborative project between employers, organisations and schools to raise and broaden the aspirations of young people in Bradford. Each event had a real buzz as volunteers, both local and […]
Read moreOctober 13, 2017
October 13, 2017
To volunteer with us in Bradford or anywhere across the country, simply head to Inspiring the Future to sign up as a volunteer. Inspiring Bradford was launched on Friday 13th October at Beckfoot Heaton Primary School and Nursery. The initiative is designed to raise and broaden the aspirations of young people in Bradford and provide […]
Read moreOctober 13, 2017
October 13, 2017
A new short film has just been launched, which shows how primary schools around the country are using Primary Futures to broaden children’s horizons and raise their aspirations. The four minute film produced in partnership with the National Association of Head Teachers, shows the impact volunteers form the world of work have on young people. […]
Read moreOctober 12, 2017
October 12, 2017
A free toolkit for schools has been launched today by the charity Education and Employers. The toolkit is designed to help schools more easily to identify which students need additional support and to help prepare them for today’s workplace. The new study by the research team at Education and Employers harnesses insights from UK academic […]
Read moreOctober 10, 2017
October 10, 2017
We’re back for another year of inspiring events in partnership with the Edge Foundation, kicking off with a very special Edge Hotel School hospitality themed event, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair, London. The first event of the year brought together over 100 students from schools across London. Volunteers were in […]
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