8 April 2019
8 April 2019
‘A brilliant initiative’ (volunteer), ‘I loved every single person who came to our classroom’ (pupil) Just two of the scores of quotes following the launch of Inspiring Dorset. On 3 April we held a Primary Futures event at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School & Community Nursery followed by a speed networking event as […]
Read more28 March 2019
28 March 2019
We are really grateful to the Dorset Echo which is getting behind our Inspiring Dorset campaign which we are running in conjunction with Dorset Council, Southern Universities Network, the Local Enterprise Partnership and the CEC. Click here for the full article.
Read more28 March 2019
28 March 2019
The Department for Education adopted the Gatsby Benchmarks as the benchmarks of best practice careers provision. Inspiring the Future has a network of over 45,000 employee volunteers from the world of work and as well as a wide range of classroom resources. Our latest leaflet is designed to help schools to evidence their alignment with […]
Read more26 March 2019
26 March 2019
We are delighted to welcome icould as part of our family from 31 March. Our research shows that careers encounters have greater impact when students prepare beforehand and reflect afterwards. Therefore, connecting our volunteer visits to schools with icould’s video career stories and digital resources will expand the reach and deepen the impact of these […]
Read more22 March 2019
22 March 2019
For National Apprenticeship Week, we teamed up with MullenLowe to run a thematic event with the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools (ASK) programme. The aim of the event was to help students understand more about the world of advertising and apprenticeships in this sector. On Friday 8th March, MullenLowe, an advertising and marketing communications […]
Read more22 March 2019
22 March 2019
For National Apprenticeship Week, the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools (ASK) team partnered with AON to hold a CPD, which was open to teachers and career advisers from secondary schools and colleges across London. As a leading global professional services firm and a top 40 apprenticeship employer,* AON was a great company to partner with […]
Read more13 March 2019
13 March 2019
We were delighted to link with British Metropolitan Academy to host an Inspiring the Future event as part of National Apprenticeship week. Supported by Bristol City Council and the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Asher Craig, it was designed to introduce more than 300 students to the opportunities available as an apprentice in the Bristol area and […]
Read more1 March 2019
1 March 2019
The Inspiring Dorset campaign run in partnership with Southern University Network (SUN), Dorset Council and Dorset LEP is an exciting, campaign with big ambitions, to help raise and broaden aspirations for children in Dorset and to excite and motivate young people about the world of work and how what they are learning in school relates […]
Read more31 January 2019
31 January 2019
UK teachers have been leading the way in inspiring young people about their futures. This was demonstrated to a global audience last week. To coincide with the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, an event took place at the local primary school with a range of volunteers from the world of work. […]
Read more28 January 2019
28 January 2019
By Dr Elnaz Kashefpakdel, Jordan Rehill and Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE. Download the report. This paper, commissioned by Teach First, provides evidence on the benefits of career development activities for children in the primary phase, and the range of teacher roles when delivering it. In doing so the research attempts to map what primary schools are […]
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