February 11, 2014
February 11, 2014
Britain’s schools must be “more than just exam factories”, a cross-party parliamentary group says. It argues that more importance should be given to the development of “character and resilience” schools should make it part of their “core business” to nurture pupils’ self-belief, perseverance and ability to bounce back from set-backs. The Character and Resilience Manifesto […]
Read moreFebruary 11, 2014
February 11, 2014
Inspiring the Future has created a new brochure telling teachers about our wide range volunteers willing to visit schools and colleges to talk with students about the job they do and the route they took. This week the charity also celebrates reaching 11,000 volunteers, 3,500 employers and 2,500 state schools and colleges all registered to […]
Read moreJanuary 22, 2014
January 22, 2014
The Basildon Upper Academy is the first school in the UK to host an event as part the national Inspiring Women campaign. The campaign, run by the Education and Employment Taskforce, aims to get 15,000 women volunteering to give up an hour a year and go into a schools or colleges near where they live […]
Read moreJanuary 17, 2014
January 17, 2014
The Office for National Statistics finds that graduates are more likely to find themselves in low-paid jobs and are earning less than people who decide to do an apprenticeship instead of going to university. Read the Telegraph story.
Read moreJanuary 15, 2014
January 15, 2014
Inspiring the Future is recruiting a Schools Liaison Assistant on a 6 months fixed term contract at £18k per annum. The aim of Inspiring the Future is very simple, it is to get people to volunteer to spend at least an hour per year visiting a school and talking to young people about their job […]
Read moreJanuary 14, 2014
January 14, 2014
Could your school/college hold a funded awareness-raising careers event about apprenticeships for young people aged 16 – 18 at some point between February and July 2014? We are inviting proposals from schools/colleges interested in delivering apprenticeship awareness-raising careers events aimed at 16 to 18 year olds between February and July 2014 using apprentice volunteers through […]
Read moreJanuary 10, 2014
January 10, 2014
The Inspiring Women motion graphic has been unveiled. Watch our Inspiring Women cartoon to understand the aims and objectives of the campaign. Inspiring Women explained in seconds.
Read moreJanuary 7, 2014
January 7, 2014
The new Inspiring the Future Schools and Colleges Powerpoint has been published as an easy steps users guide for teachers. easy steps Schools and Colleges Guide.
Read moreDecember 16, 2013
December 16, 2013
The government should give means-tested vouchers to working class families to help them buy their children some of the advantages that more affluent families can afford, the Sutton Trust suggests. Read the full Channel 4 story.
Read moreDecember 9, 2013
December 9, 2013
The Institute of Physics says 49% of state-funded mixed schools in England are “reinforcing gender stereotypes” in terms of the subjects students study at A-level. It says these schools are failing to counter the idea that certain subjects are for girls and others are for boys. Read the full BBC story.
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