Education and Employers is a social mobility charity established in 2009 that has helped deliver over 4.5 million life-changing interactions between children and young people with volunteers from the world of work.
Our research shows that children and young people can develop life-limiting stereotypes about what future jobs they can do before the age of seven – based on their gender, race, and socio-economic background.
Children’s views of the world of work are formed by what they see in their immediate environments and on TV/ social media, with less than 1% having heard about future job roles from someone coming to their school – ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’.
Our evaluations show that through giving children the chance to meet and talk to people doing different jobs, in different sectors, and from a wide range of diverse backgrounds we can:
· Broaden young people’s horizons and raise their aspirations
· Excite children about subjects, increasing motivation, confidence, and attitude to learning
· Improve academic attainment at GCSE
· Increase young people’s earning potential
· Reduce the likelihood of young people becoming NEET
· Challenge ingrained gender, ethnic and social stereotypes
Over 80% of secondary schools and 20% of primary schools are signed-up to our Inspiring the Future and Primary Futures programmes, through which we have provided millions of moments of inspiration for the next generation. Please help us deliver millions more.
Trusts and Foundations and Corporate Supporters:
Our focus is on helping children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who often have less access to role models from the world of work. We don’t charge schools, and we don’t ask volunteers for money. We rely on donations, charitable grants, and sponsorship to fund our vital work.
If you are interested in supporting what we do, please contact our CEO, Nick Chambers to see how we can work together for the benefit of young people: nick.chambers@educationandemployers.org
Our Funders
We are hugely thankful to our brilliant current funders for their generous support in helping us reach and inspire so many children and young people across the UK:
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Previous Funders and Supporters:
We would also like to thank our many past funders who over the past 15 years have funded and collaborated with us on specific projects and campaigns:
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Strategic and Delivery Partners:
We wish to thank and acknowledge the contributions of the National Association of Head Teachers, Association of School and College Leaders, TUC, Association of Colleges, National Governance Association, Home Office, Cabinet Office, Prime Minister’s Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department of Health, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Ministry of Justice, HMRC, Civil Service, OECD, TES, UCL Institute of Education, University of Bath, University of Warwick, Brompton, Deloitte, Ordnance Survey, Salesforce, Freshfields, L’Oréal, Aston Martin, WPP, Institute of Directors, Confederation of British Industry, Business in the Community, British Chambers of Commerce, Federation of Small Business and the Royal Warrant Holders Association.