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November 13, 2017

New research shows link between academic achievement and encounters with employers

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, […]

November 8, 2017

Career Footsteps in action

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 […]

October 26, 2017

Leading by example: how one primary school is broadening pupils’ horizons and raising their aspirations

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 […]

October 24, 2017

Drawing the Future competition – deadline extended!

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 […]

October 20, 2017

Inspiring Bradford – a week in review

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 […]

October 13, 2017

The launch of Inspiring Bradford – Friday 13th October

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 […]

October 13, 2017

Launch of Primary Futures film

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. […]

October 12, 2017

Free toolkit to help schools with their careers provision

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 […]

October 10, 2017

Inspiring young people about careers in hospitality at the Grosvenor House Hotel

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 […]

October 6, 2017

Pupils share their future aspirations in drawing survey

October 6, 2017

We’re delighted to have already received some amazing entries for the Drawing the Future survey from schools across the country as well as enquiries from across the world. We’ve also had some lovely feedback from teachers about the benefits to their pupils: “The survey promotes to the children the importance of raising aspirations and helps […]