April 22, 2020
April 22, 2020
Over the last few weeks schools and colleges have been focusing on ensuring the safety and well-being of all our children and young people and helping them to continue with their education and learning. They have responded with amazing speed, as have parents and carers now involved in home schooling. This is a particularly difficult, unsettling and disruptive […]
Read moreMarch 18, 2020
March 18, 2020
In line with the latest government advice concerning non-essential travel and contact, we have suspended all face-to-face events with schools until further notice. The health, safety and wellbeing of our volunteers, schools, and the wider community is our top priority. Working with schools, we are exploring other ways to inspire young people, including remote access options. […]
Read moreMarch 12, 2020
March 12, 2020
South Parade Primary School was recognised for its work in supporting and hosting a series of aspirations events across primary schools in Wakefield, at last night’s CDI Awards. For the launch of Inspiring Wakefield, the school invited 50 volunteers from the world of work to talk to their students as part of an aspirations week. […]
Read moreMarch 11, 2020
March 11, 2020
Redraw the Balance continues to generate interest and inspire new versions around the world. The original two-minute film, which captures how young children define career opportunities as male and female, has attracted over 100 million views. Education and Employers launched the original Redraw the Balance film during International Women’s Day in March 2016. 66 children were […]
Read moreFebruary 28, 2020
February 28, 2020
Young people’s career aspirations have remained largely frozen since 2000. Gender and social class play a big role in framing their expectations. Davos school visits show how these limited preconceptions can be broken. A major new international study highlights the mismatch between young people’s career aspirations and jobs, and the impact this will have on […]
Read moreFebruary 21, 2020
February 21, 2020
A major new report has been published which examines the career aspirations of 7-13 year olds in New Zealand. The research format and methodology is based on Drawing the Future which charity Education and Employers and its partners TES Global, the NAHT, OECD Education and Skills, and UCL Institute of Education published during the World […]
Read moreFebruary 17, 2020
February 17, 2020
It has been 4 months since Inspiring Governance launched the ‘Be A School Governor Champion’ campaign and in that time we are delighted that a range of employers from all sectors have signed-up to inspire their employees to support local schools by volunteering to become Governors and Trustees. Since October, we have had commitments from Universities, […]
Read moreFebruary 4, 2020
February 4, 2020
‘Four principles that guide the best employer engagement in education’ by Nick Chambers, CEO of Education and Employers, is included in the latest OECD report Dream Jobs: Teenagers’ Career Aspirations and the Future of Work. Launched at the 2020 World Economic Forum, this major report analyses PISA data stretching back two decades about how job aspirations […]
Read moreJanuary 22, 2020
January 22, 2020
On the 22nd January 2020 during the World Economic Forum the OECD launched a report at Davos Platz Secondary School on the career aspirations of 500,000 15 year olds from 41 countries. The Dream Jobs? report showed that the huge changes that have taken place in the world of work over the past two decades […]
Read moreJanuary 22, 2020
January 22, 2020
The aspirations of young people in the UK are poles apart from the reality of the labour market, with significant implications for the economy, a new report reveals today. Based on a survey of 7,000 young people aged 14-18, the report, ‘Disconnected; Career aspirations and jobs in the UK’ by Education and Employers, shows a three-fold […]
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