Education and Employers

Inspiring Bradford 2017

A new initiative is being launched in Bradford to raise and broaden the aspirations of young people and provide them with a better understanding of the job opportunities and career…

Engaging Employers in School Careers Guidance: A report on our Young Careers service

By Reed in Partnership (published November 2018) This new report from Reed in Partnership examines the success of its Young Careers service and the benefits of employer engagement for employers…

Springtern: springboarding or stringing along young interns’ careers?

…and New York City. The participants recognise that in the current economic climate, they need to ‘pay their dues’; however, they often enter into a system of sequential – or…

Engineering UK’s STEM careers survey – win £100 Amazon vouchers

…the awareness, trust and usage of different communication channels for disseminating careers messaging as well as testing the appropriateness of new channels. The survey runs 1 – 24 Oct 2012….

Harvard campaign for employer engagement in US education

A developing multistate initiative will create new “Pathways to Prosperity” for high school students in the USA. Nancy Hoffman from Jobs for the Future will be presenting a free Education…

TES special Speakers for Schools supplement published

The Times Educational Supplement (TES) special Speakers for Schools and Inspiring the Future supplement is published today. It marks the creation of these new Taskforce initiatives that are free to…

New survey highlights the importance of Introducing children to the world of work at an early age

…already carrying out activities with the aim of increasing children’s understanding of the world of work. Most primary schools have not heard about the Government’s new Careers Strategy, which specifically…

Drawing the Future: Exploring the career aspirations of New Zealand children

…the career aspirations of New Zealand children’, was formally launched at Parliament by the New Zealand’s Education Minister, Chris Hipkins. Read more here. Download Drawing The Future New Zealand here….

Back in Australia, thinking about the future

…discussion in Australia. Soon after arriving, I was ask to talk on the subject on national news and over two weeks, I spoke at 16 events in five cities (Sydney,…

The Impact Of Employer Engagement With Schools

…employer engagement activities affect different outcomes. For example, Work experience is among the top three most effective activities for the following outcomes: Self-management, understanding the world of work, improving attainment,…