October 28, 2016
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 […]
Read moreOctober 25, 2016
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 […]
Read moreOctober 21, 2016
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 […]
Read moreOctober 17, 2016
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 […]
Read moreSeptember 28, 2016
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 […]
Read moreSeptember 13, 2016
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. […]
Read moreSeptember 13, 2016
September 13, 2016
The Inspiring Women campaign teamed up with Sotheby’s to show girls in state schools and colleges the range of careers available in the sector. Over 50 girls aged 13 – 18 had the opportunity to meet 11 women doing different roles, and ask questions about their jobs and career experiences. The event took place at the […]
Read moreJuly 25, 2016
July 25, 2016
This month marks the fourth anniversary of the launch of Inspiring the Future. During the last four years Inspiring the Future has worked with 5,500 state schools and colleges and more than 10,000 teachers have collectively sent 135,000 invitations to engage with students. Over a million new connections have been made between young people and […]
Read moreJuly 25, 2016
July 25, 2016
International review of evidence of careers education shows that poorer young people are more likely to have career aspirations that don’t match their educational ambitions, but that good careers education can make a real difference. The report was covered in national media stories: read the TES article here, the Mirror article here and Elle article here. The findings […]
Read moreJune 24, 2016
June 24, 2016
Next month sees an unprecedented coming together of researchers, policy makers and practitioners at the international Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training held in London on 21 and 22 July. Employer engagement in education and training has become a hot topic for policy makers and practitioners around the world. Over recent years, Governments […]
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