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19 February 2019

Primary Futures only primary partner with National Careers Week

19 February 2019

For the first time Primary Futures, the programme run by the charity, Education and Employers has partnered with National Careers Week as its only partner to help expand the week into primary schools across the country. National Careers Week is an exciting opportunity to help raise children’s aspirations and broaden their horizons by bringing volunteers from the […]

31 January 2019

UK Teachers lead the way

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. […]

28 January 2019

Education and Employers release new report on career related learning in for Teach First

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 […]

23 January 2019

Education and Employers and OECD launch joint report on the future of primary education and jobs

23 January 2019

On Wednesday 23 January, the OECD and the UK-based charity Education and Employers launched a new report in Davos during the World Economic Forum: Envisioning the Future of Education and Jobs: Trends, Data and Drawings. The report looks at the future of education and jobs and the challenges and opportunities presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It […]

22 January 2019

Belonging, Believing, Achieving with Primary Futures

22 January 2019

We were delighted to be welcomed to Bramble Brae School on Wednesday 16 January to run one of our Primary Future events. We organised a ‘What’s my Line’ quiz as well as speed networking events, allowing the pupils to speak to as many volunteers as possible. Amanda Murray, head teacher at Bramble Brae reflects on […]

3 January 2019

T-T inspire the next generation of engineers

3 January 2019

Explore how T-T Pumps is using Inspiring the Future to connect with local primaries and inspire the future generation of engineers.

13 December 2018

Inspiring the Future of Theatre opens children’s eyes to the future possibilities in theatre

13 December 2018

Following on from the official launch of Inspiring the Future of Theatre last July, the first two of the campaign's regional events have opened children's eyes to the range of jobs in theatre this term.

10 December 2018

Careers Speed Networking with a difference

10 December 2018

How could you develop our standard careers speed networking model? Take a look at how Maghull High School developed their own unique Careers Speed Networking event and start planning your school's own careers speed networking with a difference.

30 November 2018

Working with the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy on STEM careers for women

30 November 2018

Inspiring the Future is working with the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy to showcase to secondary school pupils the exciting range of career opportunities for women in STEM. At an event today called Growing your Stem, volunteers, who were all senior women in their roles, spoke to young women from schools sourced by Inspiring […]

29 November 2018

Winners of primary school Drawing the Future competition meet their career heroes

29 November 2018

Winners of our Drawing the Future competition received their prizes at an awards ceremony at the British Academy last night and were thrilled to meet career models representing the jobs they drew. The nine winners were selected by judges – Neal Layton, author and illustrator; Ann Mroz, editor and digital publishing director of TES and […]