June 17, 2016
June 17, 2016
With so much information now available on employer engagement, teachers and career professionals have told us that they often find it hard to work out which activities have the maximum impact. Our Charity, Education and Employers, which runs Inspiring the Future and its Primary Futures and Inspiring Women Campaigns has undertaken its own extensive research […]
Read moreJune 17, 2016
June 17, 2016
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Women’s Networks have been awarded the Women in Banking and Finance’s Team Diversity Award 2016. The award commended the work of the Networks to support diversity and inclusion and to promote the recruitment and development of women, both internally and externally. As part of the winning submission, the award noted […]
Read moreJune 16, 2016
June 16, 2016
International Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training – London 2016 July 21/22 2016, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Conference Centre Early Bird registration closes 30th June! Following the announcement of our confirmed conference speakers we are now pleased to release full details of over 60 conference presentations. Find out more about what […]
Read moreJune 16, 2016
June 16, 2016
Pictures of the event are available here. The Blackpool Gazette covered the event, read about it here and here. Blackpool launched a major national initiative aimed at raising aspirations among primary pupils in struggling coastal areas. Primary Futures Blackpool launched yesterday at St Nicholas Church of England Primary School. The aim was to help primary-age children see the link […]
Read moreMay 31, 2016
May 31, 2016
International Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training – London 2016 July 21/22 2016, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Conference Centre Speakers and delegates are travelling from across the globe to attend the conference, providing insight into how employer engagement and training is experienced in varied settings. We are pleased to welcome representatives from […]
Read moreMay 25, 2016
May 25, 2016
Ninety schoolgirls were encouraged to carve out a career in the motoring industry at a special event at the UK’s biggest automotive expo of its type – CDX16 held at the world famous Silverstone race track on 24th May. The 14-to-16-year-olds – from seven schools around the country – took part in a fun and […]
Read moreMay 23, 2016
May 23, 2016
On 24-26 May 2016, the Chinese government will host Women-20 (W20) – a G20 outreach group launched in 2015 to focus on promoting gender-inclusive economic growth. W20 aims to harness support to increase women’s participation in the global economy and greater prosperity for the world. As reported by McKinsey, realising gender equality could add an […]
Read moreMay 20, 2016
May 20, 2016
Primary Futures, run by charity Education & Employers, organsied an event at St Eanswythe’s Primary School in Folkestone with Sam Gyimah, Childcare and Education Minister, on Thursday 19th May 2016. It saw employee volunteers come together to raise the aspirations of primary school children by talking with pupils face-to-face about their job and career. The […]
Read moreMay 18, 2016
May 18, 2016
Young people aged 14-15 from all backgrounds, could be earning an additional £2,000 by their mid-20s simply by more exposure to the world of work through career talks at school, new research has found. The research was undertaken by Elnaz Kashefpakdel and Christian Percy and commissioned by the charity Education and Employers was published in […]
Read moreMay 18, 2016
May 18, 2016
Today 100 state school girls had the opportunity to participate in a ‘career speed networking’ event with high profile women in business and enterprise at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and had the rare opportunity to participate in the iconic market opening. The UK boasts some fantastic female business leaders and entrepreneurs and the gap […]
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