6 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 […]
Read more13 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 […]
Read more13 October 2020
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 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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