13 October 2020
13 October 2020
“I think I am going to get somewhere in life. I am not a bad student and I put effort into my studies. I think I could get one of the jobs I want.” What would you like to be when you’re older and why? Armaan: A surgeon or a lawyer. A surgeon because I like […]
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13 October 2020
Our Primary Futures community is keen to share their stories and top tips. Discover how volunteers, schools, partners and pupils have engaged with our programmes and the impact they have made together.
Read more21 September 2020
21 September 2020
“Meeting the volunteers has given me courage to know that I can make lots of things. I have also found out about lots more jobs.” What Primary Futures activity have you taken part in? I’ve been to the careers events at school. What was the best part of the activities? That we can go into […]
Read more21 September 2020
21 September 2020
“We have been able to introduce our children to a variety of, and increase exposure to, a wider range of roles and careers than if we had tried to do this by ourselves.” Tell us a little bit about your school. Kingswood Primary Academy caters for pupils from Corby (largely from the Kingswood estate) and […]
Read more21 September 2020
21 September 2020
“We have a far more ‘can do’ culture in school. Ofsted were also really impressed with the way in which children could talk about the next stage of their learning and how this fits into future careers.” Tell us a little bit about your school. We are an average sized primary school situated to the […]
Read more7 February 2020
7 February 2020
Broadening children’s horizons is very important to the staff at South Parade Primary School and in 2018, they became the first school in their area to host an event using Primary Futures volunteers. The event received local media attention and visits from senior members of the local council and inspired other local schools to host […]
Read more7 February 2020
7 February 2020
When Deborah first started talking to her pupils about their ambitions, it was apparent that many of them lacked confidence and knowledge about the different jobs they could do. Since then, Deborah has used Primary Futures to access local volunteers from the world of work who can encourage her pupils to aim high. After being […]
Read more17 January 2020
17 January 2020
Culcheth Community Primary has benefitted from many exciting activities supported by Primary Futures, including a trip to Downing Street where Culcheth pupils were the first to be part of Boris Johnson’s children’s parliament. For Amanda, career-related learning is about encouraging her pupils to aim high by showing them future possibilities they might never have heard […]
Read more17 January 2020
17 January 2020
Promoting pupils’ future aspirations is paramount at Danesholme and in 2019 they were the first infant school in the country to achieve a ‘Career Mark’ award. Using Primary Futures has been fundamental to this, as Carol believes that by showing her pupils what is possible through meeting a diverse range of volunteers, they will be […]
Read more17 January 2020
17 January 2020
John uses Primary Futures to help children “explore future jobs and careers in a non-pressured way” whilst at primary school. At Welton Primary, career-related learning is about linking the curriculum to pupils’ futures, enabling them to see the relevance of what they are learning at school. John has seen the clear impact Primary Futures volunteers […]
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