19 May 2017
19 May 2017
I think it’s an absolute privilege to have a job that allows you to do something you thoroughly enjoy. So I feel extremely lucky to have been able to establish myself as a freelance interpreter. I love languages and can use them in a job where no day is ever the same. I get to […]
Read more19 May 2017
19 May 2017
From a Young age, I always took an interest in building things. I spent a lot of time with my grandfather who found all kinds of different projects for us to work on including model airplanes and houses. As I grew up, I continued to take the same approach, making and modifying things to suit […]
Read more19 May 2017
19 May 2017
Our #RedrawtheBalance video, kindly made for our charity by MullenLowe London, last night won two gold prestigious marketing awards. The video, which has now had over 30 million views worldwide, reveals the realities of gender stereotyping by children from as young as five years old and how volunteers from the world of work going into […]
Read more12 May 2017
12 May 2017
We recently supported a double bill of events in Harlow, Essex at Longwood Primary Academy and Sir Charles Kao UTC with over 50 employer volunteers present and the Rt. Hon Robert Halfon. The day covered a wide range of areas and activities from celebrating apprenticeships to quizzing volunteers to try and guess the jobs they do. The first half […]
Read more12 May 2017
12 May 2017
It is full speed ahead for the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools project with another apprenticeship event, this time with Airbus. The event took place at Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage. As delivery partners in London and the South for the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools project, commissioned by the National Apprenticeship Service, […]
Read more9 May 2017
9 May 2017
The National Association of Head Teachers has just published a five page article about the impact volunteers from the world of work are making on children. The NAHT represents over 28,500 school leaders in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Featured in their Leadership Focus magazine, the article explores the Primary Futures initiative and how it […]
Read more4 May 2017
4 May 2017
In the wake of new research commissioned by L’Oréal revealing that over half of older teens are ready to rule out a career in science, we are delighted to announce the latest Inspiring Women campaign, in partnership with L’Oréal: Inspiring Women in Science. This exciting new campaign will encourage female role models to visit local […]
Read more20 April 2017
20 April 2017
The Easter Break is only just coming to an end but the Career Footsteps programme is going full steam ahead with another regional event! This time it was Northlands School in Rugby who seized to opportunity to host their Career Footsteps session, helping their pupils to learn more about alternative routes into the world of […]
Read more19 April 2017
19 April 2017
Education and Employers’ Apprenticeships Support and Knowledge for Schools Roadshows are free for teachers and careers practitioners to attend. The sessions are run by Education and Employers charity, the organisation behind Inspiring the Future and delivery partners of the Apprenticeships Support and Knowledge for Schools project in London and the South. These half day events […]
Read more5 April 2017
5 April 2017
Inspiring the Future is now officially up and running in Australia following the launch event held in Western Sydney. In partnership with the Schools Industry Partnership, we’re delighted to celebrate Inspiring the Future Australia with an event that brought together Ministers, volunteers and students. See the Penrith City Gazette coverage. Building upon four years of […]
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