Education and Employers

Launch of Primary Futures film

A new short film has just been launched, which shows how primary schools around the country are using Primary Futures to broaden children’s horizons and raise their aspirations. The four…

World Skills 2011 – complimentary tickets available

WorldSkills London 2011 is the largest international skills competition in the world and incorporates ‘Have a Go’ bite-size activities, skills showcases, impartial careers advice and an interactive exhibition. It is…

Career development activities result in ‘positive attitudes towards schooling’

Young people who take part in school-mediated career development activities are more likely to have a positive attitude towards schooling, new international research has found. A new report by Dr…

Taskforce welcomes 10th International Education and Business Partnership Conference

The 10th International Education Business Partnership Conference program focuses strongly on the increasing interaction between corporate social investment strategies, communities and learning partnership systems and programs in many countries. The…

All Party Parliamentary Group on Apprenticeships call for evidence

…Inspiring the Future allow schools and volunteers to play a vital role in introducing young people to the world of work and giving them a better understanding of the options…

Shaping young people’s career choices for the shifting demands of the jobs market

…to nurture dexterity amongst young people to respond to a changing business landscape. By placing encounters with business and employers at the foundation of the new world-class standards, young people…

Inspiring Women campaign ‘career speed networking’ with pupils at Central Foundation Girls School

…girls for an hour. Alongside Shadow Minister Rushanara Ali the other ‘speed career networkers’ talking with girls were women from; Royal Bank of Scotland, the BBC, Linkedin, Guardian Online and…

Detailed history

…the charity has moved from being fully reliant on funding from the Department for Education to full financial independence. Newsletters Read a selection of our early newsletters: December 2009 March…

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

…and deprived rural towns across England and is calling on the government to support and adopt this approach. Russell said “Many of our coastal towns are high youth unemployment hotspots….

Primary Futures – Aspirations Week in Corby

…was also supported by the Edge Foundation, and was delivered under the Career Footstep Programme. The programme has been run in partnership for three years between the two charities; it…