10 April 2025
10 April 2025
Perfect for primary school children, our constantly updated selection of Interactive Virtual Events offer an exciting way for pupils to discover jobs in the wider world – far beyond the ones they already know. From milliners to marketers, stonemasons to scientists, CEOs to apprentices, our enthusiastic volunteers share their real-world experiences in a fun and […]
Read more19 March 2024
19 March 2024
Nicola uses Primary Futures to help children discover aspirational careers that they would not ordinarily have access to in their local area, aligning with her school’s bespoke curriculum. She believes it’s a teacher’s job to prepare young people for their futures, academically and beyond. She loves seeing children raising their aspirations and realising that they […]
Read more14 November 2023
14 November 2023
St Gregory’s curriculum aims are all about making sure children’s learning is meaningful, memorable and motivating. Therefore, for Dee, connecting with volunteers through Primary Futures was an obvious way to support these goals and her school’s wider enrichment activities. Having been a regular user pre-pandemic, Dee got stuck back into the platform after a quick […]
Read more9 May 2023
9 May 2023
Using the Primary Futures platform, Liam has been able to widen his search for volunteers and meet pupils’ requests for the people they’d like to meet and hear from. Primary Futures volunteers have supported Crosshall Junior School’s ‘Future Me’ talks, where visitors from the world of work are invited into school to help widen pupils’ […]
Read more20 April 2023
20 April 2023
London Careers Festival (27 June – 7 July) is back again and we’re excited to be hosting three virtual activities with our inspiring volunteers who are keen to talk to your pupils all about their jobs! Check out the details for our activities and the links to register below. What’s My Line? Year group: targeted at Years […]
Read more6 February 2023
6 February 2023
Raising aspirations is fundamental to the ethos of Ali’s school, where Primary Futures is used to provide “invaluable real-life experiences” with inspiring volunteers from the world of work. For Ali, it’s important that learning about jobs excites children and shows them that what they are learning now is useful for the future. “It’s clear a […]
Read more6 February 2023
6 February 2023
Alex uses Primary Futures to give his children’s learning purpose and meaning beyond the classroom. Using the platform, Alex filters volunteers by industry to find those who can support the subjects children are learning about at school such as STEM and construction. Alex also uses Primary Futures to access local volunteers who can show pupils […]
Read more10 November 2022
10 November 2022
Dear NAHT Member, Welcome to the Primary Futures landing page designed specifically for you! We hope this page gives you a little more background about Primary Futures and the strong links with NAHT. Primary Futures was launched officially in 2014 as a partnership between the Education and Employers charity and NAHT after pilot activity across […]
Read more27 July 2021
27 July 2021
“Our children sat with awe and wonder and really enjoyed the session.” Tell us a little bit about your school. Carr Lodge is a large primary school in Doncaster, located on a new housing development. The school was built in 2015 and since then, we have grown in numbers and will be a full two […]
Read more13 October 2020
13 October 2020
“It is an invaluable resource when organising an event. The massive range of contacts available is what helps make something like this such a success.” Can you tell us a little bit about your school? What is your approach to career related learning? We are a four-form entry Junior school in a diverse, multicultural part […]
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