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November 24, 2016

Widen their Horizons: an article in ASCL’s Leader magazine

November 24, 2016

Our Head of Schools, Charlotte Lightman, has written an article for the Association of School and College Leaders Leader magazine. Featured in their December issue, it looks into the importance of volunteer engagement in schools. View a PDF of this article here. Close links with employers can make a significant difference to schools, colleges and young people by introducing students to the […]

November 21, 2016

New service launches which revolutionises the way schools can find skilled volunteers for their governing boards

November 21, 2016

The Inspiring Governance service launches today at an event being hosted by Bank of America Merrill Lynch with Lord Nash, Under Secretary of State for Schools. The new service revolutionises the way in which schools can find skilled volunteers for their governing boards. It also provides new governors and trustees recruited through Inspiring Governance with induction, support and […]

November 14, 2016

Prime Minister commends Primary Futures programme

November 14, 2016

In a letter to the President of the National Association of Head Teachers, Kim Johnson, the Prime Minister, Theresa May, has endorsed the Primary Futures programme, saying that she would “like to commend all those involved for the work they are doing to make it a success. It is important for children to see the […]

November 14, 2016

Inspiring the Future: California

November 14, 2016

Our charity is delighted to be able to welcome delegates from the Workforce Alliance North Bay to our offices this week. Racy Ming, Bruce Wilson and Andrea Bizzell are visiting from California to spend a week with the charity, learning more about the Inspiring the Future platform and looking at best practice for engaging employers […]

October 28, 2016

10,000 volunteers signed up for mock interviews

October 28, 2016

We are delighted to announce that over 10,000 of our Inspiring the Future volunteers have offered to give a young person a mock interview. Interview experience is invaluable to young people, particularly for those applying for apprenticeships, to colleges and university, or for a job, and who will not have had interview experience before. Many […]

October 25, 2016

Inspiring the Future with schools in Cambridge

October 25, 2016

Last week Inspiring the Future came together with the North Cambridge Academy to host an event for primary and secondary school pupils from the local area. On Thursday 20th October over 30 volunteers came together to raise awareness of Inspiring the Future in Cambridge. With more than 300 pupils in attendance, the aim of the event […]

October 21, 2016

#RedrawTheBalance wins silver at Campaign Big Awards

October 21, 2016

Our #RedrawtheBalance video, which now has over 27 million views, has won a silver Campaign Big Award. The Campaign big awards is an annual event held to recognise and celebrate creating advertising in the UK across 16 different product sectors. Having already gained media attention on a global scale from Australia to Zambia, on Wednesday […]

October 17, 2016

Inspiring the Future with the Crafts Council

October 17, 2016

At the beginning of October the Crafts Council and Inspiring the Future held a Meet the Maker event at the Birmingham Science Museum. On Tuesday 4th October over 100 young people from 15 state schools across Birmingham came together with 23 representatives from the craft sector to learn about their career experiences and the route they […]

September 28, 2016

Primary Futures inspires pupils at Moor Park Primary School, Blackpool

September 28, 2016

Primary Futures teamed up with Robert Halfon, Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills, to host an event at Moor Park Primary School in North Blackpool on Tuesday 27th September 2016. Following on from the launch of Primary Futures in Blackpool back in June, the aim of the event was to help primary school children […]

September 13, 2016

Inspiring the Future in Australia

September 13, 2016

Following the continued success and growing demand of Inspiring the Future and its other campaigns in the UK, we are partnering with the Schools Industry Partnership (SIP) who are rolling out the programme in Australia. The SIP is a non-profit incorporated association that has been working to provide work placement coordination in Australia since 1995. […]