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March 19, 2015

£1 million announced to help schools recruit skilled governors

March 19, 2015

More than £1 million to help schools across England recruit highly-skilled governors is announced today by Schools Minister Lord Nash. The funding, provided by the Department for Education (DfE), will support a new partnership between SGOSS – Governors for Schools and the Education and Employers Taskforce, to recruit and place more high-calibre governors in schools. […]

March 16, 2015

Inspiring Women in Technology

March 16, 2015

Mulberry School for Girls in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets hosted the Inspiring Women in Technology career speed networking event this week. High achieving women from household name companies such as; Google UK, Facebook, Sky News, Microsoft, LinkedIn and Bank of America Merrill Lynch talked face to face with 100 school girls about jobs and […]

March 6, 2015

Science ‘squeezed out of primary schools’ CBI report says

March 6, 2015

A Confederation of British Industry study suggests science has become less of a priority in many English primary schools. In the report, Tomorrow’s World, 53% of the teachers surveyed by YouGov for the CBI said science teaching had become less of a priority over the past five years. A total of 36% of the schools […]

March 5, 2015

Nicky Morgan joins the NAHT Primary Futures project

March 5, 2015

Secretary of State for Education, The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP joined 40 other volunteers at Priestmead Primary School in London for the latest high profile Primary Futures event. Primary Futures is a nationwide initiative aiming to raise children’s aspirations and help them understand the link between their learning at school, future opportunities and finding a […]

March 4, 2015

Inspiring the Future Guide for Subject Teachers at Key Stage 3 & 4 out now

March 4, 2015

We have today published our Guide for Subject Teachers at Key Stage 3 & 4. It was written by Education and Employers, a national charity, in collaboration with TeachFirst and classroom teachers who have first-hand experience of using volunteers to bring learning to life. It is also supported by the Department for Education (DfE) and the Association […]

March 4, 2015

How should schools respond to the 21st Century jobs market?

March 4, 2015

A new publication from Education and Employers Research highlights the ways that schools can respond to a jobs market which has changed radically over the last generation making it more difficult for young people to compete for available employment. How should our schools respond to the demands of the twenty first century labour market? Eight […]

March 4, 2015

Panel decide Inspiring Women student essay competition winners

March 4, 2015

This week the judging panel meet to decide the Inspiring Women student essay competition winners. The competition was open to state secondary school students who have taken part in an Inspiring Women campaign event at their school. The aim was to encourage girls to talk about how the experience has impacted on their thoughts, self-confidence […]

March 2, 2015

Hunt says children – especially girls – should learn about world of work from age 7

March 2, 2015

Girls should start careers lessons from the age of seven to encourage them to become more ambitious, Labour’s shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt has said. He told a conference that Labour would encourage more employers to go into schools to talk about careers. “I want them to go into primary schools to talk to pupils […]

February 25, 2015

Clare Balding & Aquatics Centre host Inspiring Women in Sport

February 25, 2015

Today BT Sport broadcaster Clare Balding joined Inspiring Women founder Miriam González Durántez and 300 girls from 18 state schools at the London Aquatics Centre for ‘career speed networking’ with women working across the sport sector. 55 influential women from sports governing bodies, professional athletes and sports media took part. Sports represented include everything from […]

February 5, 2015

England Women bend it like Beckham with girls in Milton Keynes

February 5, 2015

As part of charity the Education and Employers Taskforce’s ‘Inspiring Women in Sport’ campaign the Football Association today organised a visit for 3 of the England Women’s team; Lianne Sanderson (Arsenal), Alex Scott (Arsenal) and Leah Williamson (Arsenal). They met 40 girls ranging in age from Year 7 to Year 10 at the Sir Herbert […]