19 April 2018
19 April 2018
We are delighted to announce that we are partnering with UK Theatre and Society of London Theatre (SOLT) to deliver a wide-reaching new industry initiative. Inspiring the Future of Theatre will aim to showcase the range of careers available in theatre to young people, and encourage and strengthen connections between schools and theatres. Theatre and the performing arts are part […]
Read more13 April 2018
13 April 2018
A Head Teacher has given an account of her experience of inviting volunteers to her school to talk to the children about their jobs and careers. Tracey Lake, Head Teacher at Wheldon Infant School and Nursery in Castleford near Wakefield, has given a detailed account of the day’s activities and her delight in working with […]
Read more11 April 2018
11 April 2018
Education and Employers, under the Career Footsteps Campaign, worked with the Learning Department at the National Theatre to support their STEM: Creative Choices event on the 26 March.
Read more4 April 2018
4 April 2018
During National Careers Week, Education and Employers worked with a collection of Corby Primary schools to deliver a fun packed week of activities aimed at raising both aspiration and awareness of careers. Four primary schools from the Greenwood Academies Trust took part. The week followed the successful Career Footsteps event at Kingswood Academy in Corby, […]
Read more30 March 2018
30 March 2018
As part of the NHS 70th birthday celebrations, NHS England have teamed up with Inspiring the Future to get more NHS staff into schools on a regular basis talking about the breadth of interesting roles available and encouraging school children of all ages to consider a career in the NHS. These volunteer Health Ambassadors will not […]
Read more21 March 2018
21 March 2018
Career Footsteps kicked off February with an exciting event at Hazel Oak School in Solihull. Hazel Oak is an all age special school for children with moderate learning difficulties, many of whom are on the autistic spectrum. The day followed the format of other Career Footsteps events with speed networking followed by a carousel of […]
Read more15 March 2018
15 March 2018
Inspiring the Future’s new campaign NO MORE FEMALE PROFESSIONALS asks whether the language we all use when talking about jobs, contributes to the problem of unconscious gender bias which limits the opportunities that children perceive they have. It states that ‘A Female CEO is a CEO’ and asks society to consider why we unnecessarily add a […]
Read more8 March 2018
8 March 2018
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Read more8 March 2018
8 March 2018
The British Council in China has been working with our #InspiringWomen campaign since 2015 to tackle gender stereotypes in career aspirations and inspire the next generation to expand their horizons, realise their ambitions and fulfil their career potential. To mark International Women’s day 2018, they launched a new version of our #RedrawTheBalance film using Chinese children and […]
Read more8 March 2018
8 March 2018
This National Apprenticeship Week and on International Women’s Day, Inspiring the Future ran an Inspiring Apprenticeship event at Eastbrook School in Dagenham. Photos from the event are here. This event come shortly after the launch of a new report by Education and Employers charity which looks at some of the negative perceptions about apprenticeships, including […]
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