Education and Employers

Inspiring the Future: A Year

…talking to volunteers from the world of work. Throughout this academic year, teachers up and down the country have used Inspiring the Future to invited volunteers into their schools to…

Insights and Inspiration: New research examines external speakers in state and independent schools

…more talks. • teachers were far more likely to feel their school was doing enough to prepare young people for the future world of work when they offered talks. Teachers…

Children from across New Zealand take part in Drawing the Future

…during the World Economic Forum at Davos. Free Resources for primary schools If you are a primary school looking to do Drawing the Future, we have produced a free resource…

International Labour Organization report on aspirations reinforces our Drawing the Future findings

…evidence on the aspirations of youth worldwide; and provide insights into how to improve data collection, research and evidence-based policy-making related to young peoples’ aspirations. The paper argues that if…

Webinar announced to launch new report on The Value of Volunteering

…people. This tallies with research Education and Employers has done with young people over the last ten years which shows that encounters with volunteers from the world of work helps…

The Voice of the Child

…understand the transformative impact visitors from the world of work can have for them. Whether it’s introducing pupils to new possibilities for their futures, broadening and raising their aspirations, helping…

6th International Conference on Employer Engagement: Preparing Young People for the Future

Our 6th International Conference on Employer Engagement took place on 1st and 2nd July 2021. This year’s theme was ‘Preparing Young People for the Future’ and the conference, run in…

New Danish female leadership campaign inspired by #RedrawTheBalance

…with the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFJ8hOalTM0 Find out more about the campaign. Produced back in 2016, Redraw the Balance continues to make an impact across the world. Josefine Volqvartz, chair of…

Programme for primary aged children launched by the Australian Government

…about the world of work. It references our research Starting early – the importance of career-related learning in primary school, which outlines the evidence of the importance of beginning aspirations…

Civil Servants encouraged to inspire the next generation

The Department for Education’s Permanent Secretary Susan Acland-Hood and the Government’s Chief People Officer Rupert McNeil are encouraging people at all levels across the Civil Service to volunteer via Inspiring…