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January 22, 2020

New report reveals major disconnect between young people’s career aspirations and jobs

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 […]

December 4, 2019

Your Voice survey presented at OECD’s The Future of Education Conference in Paris

December 4, 2019

On 3rd December, Education and Employers presented some of the letters from young people that had been submitted as part of the Your Voice survey at OECD’s The Future of Education: Where do we go from here? Conference in Paris. The conference organised by the OECD and the Forum for World Education brought together education leaders “to […]

November 27, 2019

Children from across New Zealand take part in Drawing the Future

November 27, 2019

Over 7,500 primary aged children from across New Zealand have taken part in Drawing the Future. They have been drawing pictures of the jobs they aspire to and indicating how they have heard about these jobs. Education Minister Chris Hipkins visited one of the schools taking part – the Porirua East School to meet the […]

November 20, 2019

The impact volunteers are having on primary children in rural Uganda

November 20, 2019

Three years ago, John Ssentamu, Head Teacher of the Good Shepherd School, Uganda contacted Education and Employers. His school is situated in the Masake District, a very rural part of Uganda and a five hour drive from the capital, Kampala. John had seen an article about the launch of Primary Futures in Blackpool and the […]

November 13, 2019

BBC shines the spotlight on an exemplary primary school

November 13, 2019

BBC Teach have just unveiled a series of short films which look at how schools and careers practitioners from across the UK approach careers support and examines what’s working well for them. One of the films looks at what Ballysally Primary School in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, is doing to raise aspirations. The Headteacher Geoff Dunn […]

November 11, 2019

New international survey launched today

November 11, 2019

What do young people feel about the future? A new international survey is being launched today looking at what 14-18 year olds think about the future. The findings will be published in a report entitled “Facing the Future” with the OECD during the World Economic Forum in late January 2020 in Davos. The international survey asks 14-18 […]

October 24, 2019

Special careers events, report launches and new campaign mark charity’s 10-year anniversary

October 24, 2019

Alongside launching a major new campaign, I am #InspiringTheFuture, Education and Employers has marked its 10-year anniversary with a packed week of activity, drawing together different strands of the charity’s work. Events started at Parkwood Primary School, Hackney, with an international ‘What’s My Line?’ assembly and workshops. Students quizzed special guests Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education […]

October 22, 2019

New research on school and academy governance

October 22, 2019

Over ten years ago Business in the Community (BITC) published their landmark report ‘Governing our Schools’. The report was written by BITC’s Director of Education Nick Chambers and his team for the National Council for Educational Excellence, which at the time was looking at how to make employer engagement in education easier and better for […]

October 15, 2019

OECD says employers need to tackle ”ingrained assumptions” about jobs

October 15, 2019

Children as young as seven risk ruling out future job options because of their gender, race and background, according to the OECD’s Director of Education and Skills Andreas Schleicher. Speaking ahead of the formal launch of the I Am #InspiringTheFuture campaign, he said the stubborn skills gaps in the UK labour market are rooted in […]

October 15, 2019

I am #InspiringTheFuture: why we need to inspire our next generation

October 15, 2019

On our 10th anniversary, we take a look at the ideas behind our new campaign, explore why it matters and show how you can get involved. Watch our new campaign video here We know that one of the best ways of inspiring young people about their future is to give them the chance to meet people […]