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 30, 2018
March 30, 2018
As part of the NHS 70th birthday celebrations, NHS70 are partnering Inspiring the Future to launch the Heath Ambassadors campaign to get more front line NHS staff into schools talking about the breadth of interesting roles available and encouraging school children of all ages to consider a career in the NHS.
Read moreMarch 27, 2018
March 27, 2018
Education and Employer’s CEO, Nick Chambers was interviewed by Kamarul Bahrin, Vice President & Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Astro Awani, the Malaysian news and current affairs channel. The 30 minute interview which took place at Davos during the World Economic Forum looked at how schools can tackle some of societies issues such as social mobility, diversity and gender stereotyping […]
Read moreMarch 21, 2018
March 21, 2018
Children in the US are drawing more women scientists than in previous decades, according to a new study by researchers at Northwestern University in the United States. They have analysed five decades of “Drawing the Scientist” test designed to investigate children’s perceptions of the scientist. When asked to draw a scientist, less than one per […]
Read moreMarch 15, 2018
March 15, 2018
Inspiring the Future's new campaign NO MORE FEMALE PROFESSIONALS asks whether the language we all use when talking about jobs, contributes to the problem of unconscious gender bias which limits the opportunities that children perceive they have.
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 moreMarch 12, 2018
March 12, 2018
Read the article in FE News here. Over recent years significant public resource has been devoted to improving young people’s awareness of apprenticeships. Yet while teenage applications have increased, teenage apprenticeship starts have stagnated. Recent government data has shown that fewer than 26% of apprenticeship starts come straight from school or college. If apprenticeships are […]
Read moreMarch 8, 2018
March 8, 2018
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