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June 17, 2016

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Women’s Networks win Women in Banking and Finance Team Diversity Award 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 […]

June 16, 2016

International conference – abstracts released

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 […]

June 16, 2016

Blackpool initiative aims to turn the tide on low aspirations in coastal towns

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 […]

May 31, 2016

International Conference – speakers announced

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 […]

May 25, 2016

Inspiring Women in Automotive at Silverstone

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 […]

May 23, 2016

The British Council and Inspiring Women China are calling on the G20 nations to renew their commitment to women’s economic empowerment

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 […]

May 20, 2016

Primary Futures inspires pupils in Folkestone with our coastal towns campaign

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 […]

May 18, 2016

Careers talks ‘boost future earnings’

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 […]

May 18, 2016

Inspiring Women in Business & Enterprise at London Stock Exchange

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 […]

April 27, 2016

How working with volunteers boosts schools and colleges careers information and advice provision in line with Ofsted’s Common Inspection Framework

April 27, 2016

A new guide has been published by Education and Employers, the charity behind the Inspiring the Future programme and its Inspiring Women and Primary Futures campaigns. The guide is designed to help schools and colleges better understand how working with volunteers from the world of work can boost their careers information and advice provision in […]