11 June 2014
11 June 2014
One in 10 of 2,000 parents said they would “actively discourage” their kids from digital jobs such as coding. But 38% said they would advise their children to take up law or medicine, said O2, which commissioned the study. Read the BBC News article on the study. Inspiring the Future gives kids in state schools […]
Read more27 May 2014
27 May 2014
Parental careers advice to kids ‘out of date’ but 70% still trust their parent’s job advice says new Association of Colleges research. Help solve the problem by joining our Inspiring the Future campaign and ‘pledge one hour once a year’ to talk about your job with young people in a state school near home or […]
Read more18 April 2014
18 April 2014
2013 marks Aston Martin’s Centenary year, the British sports car maker is embarking on a programme of special events including a school visit to William Morris Sixth Form in Hammersmith to talk with pupils about working in the automotive industry and apprenticeships. This visit has been arranged via free employee volunteering initiative Inspiring the Future. […]
Read more10 April 2014
10 April 2014
A report from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) found the number of students being accepted onto modern foreign language courses dropped by nearly a quarter (22%) between the academic years 2010-11 and 2012-13. Read the full Guardian story Join our Inspiring Languages campaign – pledge one hour a year to talk about […]
Read more11 March 2014
11 March 2014
The Association of School and Colleges Leaders (ASCL) and Inspiring the Future have teamed up to create ‘Your Guide to Apprenticeships’ for teachers. ASCL has worked with the Education and Employers Taskforce (the charity behind Inspiring the Future), the National Apprenticeships Service and employer organisations to help teachers and their students navigate this complex area. […]
Read more3 March 2014
3 March 2014
A national campaign is being launched to encourage young people to learn languages at school and understand how language skills impact on their job prospects. Inspiring the Future Languages Focus Week is taking place 22-26 September 2014 and seeks to get 100s of schools and employers involved across England. Nick Chambers, from charity the Education […]
Read more14 January 2014
14 January 2014
Could your school/college hold a funded awareness-raising careers event about apprenticeships for young people aged 16 – 18 at some point between February and July 2014? We are inviting proposals from schools/colleges interested in delivering apprenticeship awareness-raising careers events aimed at 16 to 18 year olds between February and July 2014 using apprentice volunteers through […]
Read more9 December 2013
9 December 2013
Institute of Physics says 49% of state-funded mixed schools in England are “reinforcing gender stereotypes” in terms of the subjects students study at A-level. It says some schools are failing to counter the idea that certain subjects are for girls and others are for boys. Join our Inspiring Women campaign to counteract job gender stereotyping. […]
Read more18 November 2013
18 November 2013
Inspiring the Future has a stand at the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week and recruit volunteers. This week has over 3,000 events across the UK with 300,000 participants. Get more information about UK wide events.
Read more9 October 2013
9 October 2013
‘Inspiring the Future: the first year 2012-13’ highlights progress made since its national launch in July 2013. It shows how the free Inspiring the Future programme connects state schools/colleges and employers to help young people make better informed decisions about jobs, careers and HE. Read ‘Inspiring the Future: the first year 2012-13’
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