9 April 2019
9 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 2019 we held a Primary Futures event at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School & Community Nursery followed by a speed networking event […]
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 more28 March 2019
28 March 2019
‘Well done for bringing this to Northern Ireland”. One of many similar comments from the volunteers at our special launch event for ‘Primary Futures’ in Northern Ireland. Held at Ballysally Primary School, Coleraine on Thursday 21st March 2019, all the children and teachers from the school were introduced to career-related learning. They met an amazing […]
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 more15 March 2019
15 March 2019
A huge thank you to Howes Primary School, Coventry who looked after our twenty volunteers associated with the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) so well today. We were thrilled to welcome Dame Sue Owen, currently Permanent Secretary for the Department (pictured below) in one of her last school focused events before she […]
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 more28 February 2019
28 February 2019
Barham Primary school in Wembley today hosted a special Primary Futures event on Thursday 28 February, attended by the Right Honourable Damian Hinds MP, Secretary for State for Education. Primary Futures, is a programme run by the charity, Education and Employers in partnership with the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), that aims to broaden primary […]
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