News Archive

25 July 2018

Primary Futures to launch in Uganda

25 July 2018

On the 10th August 2018 the Good Shepherd School Katwadde in the Masake District of Uganda are holding a Primary Futures event. The school is located in a particularly deprived rural area, a five-hour drive from the capital Kampala. John Ssentamu the Head Teacher contacted Education and Employers a couple of years ago having seen a clip about Primary Futures and the impact it was having on children, esp from disadvantaged backgrounds.

25 July 2018

Career Footsteps at Melland High School

25 July 2018

Melland High School, a specialist SEN school in Manchester, welcomed Career Footsteps. Volunteers, who took a range of vocational routes into the world of work, were welcomed to Melland High School. Students from year 7 to 14 had the opportunity to ask them questions about their careers and the route they took to get there.

24 July 2018

Inspiring the Future of Apprenticeships with London Early Years Foundation

24 July 2018

On Friday 13 July, students from Central Foundation Girls' School, Lilian Baylis School, Fulham College and Harris Academy South Norwood were provided with the opportunity to talk to both the Education and Employers and London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) teams about apprenticeships. The morning consisted of talks about apprenticeships, and an introduction to the apprenticeships available at LEYF.

20 July 2018

Celebrating the NHS turning 70

20 July 2018

The National Health Service turned 70 on 5 July 2018. We saw this as the perfect opportunity to celebrate the achievements of one of the nation’s most loved institutions, to recognise and thank the extraordinary NHS staff and to inspire the future NHS workforce. Which is why on Tuesday 17 July we ran the first […]

12 July 2018

Inspiring the Future of Theatre officially launches with an event in Scarborough

12 July 2018

Wednesday 11 July saw the official launch of Inspiring the Future of Theatre at Northstead Primary School in Scarborough.

10 July 2018

GlaxoSmithKline and Inspiring the Future Apprenticeship Event

10 July 2018

Staff at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) recently welcomed 30 students from three different schools to their offices in Ware for an event designed to give the students a more in-depth understanding of what apprenticeships are. This event was ran as part the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools project (ASK), a project to increase the awareness and understanding of apprenticeships. Education and Employers is the delivery partner to London and the South.

9 July 2018

Career Footsteps at Sandbach High School

9 July 2018

In a summer term full of Career Footsteps events, the next school to welcome volunteers from the world of work was Sandbach High School and Sixth Form on 27 of June. This event consisted of four workshops from professionals from several different fields with one thing in common: they have all taken a vocational path to success.

6 July 2018

Careers Footsteps at Beaconsfield High School

6 July 2018

The students at Beaconsfield High School were treated with a packed day of enterprise and career based workshops with Career Footsteps on Tuesday 19 June.

5 July 2018

New survey highlights the importance of Introducing children to the world of work at an early age

5 July 2018

A new survey published today by Education and Employers in partnership with TES and NAHT reveals the importance teachers place on introducing children to the world of work. The survey asks 250 primary schools heads and teaches across England about their opinions on career learning in primary and its impact.

27 June 2018

Australia launches Primary Futures

27 June 2018

In collaboration with with the Smith Family and SkillsOne TV Primary Futures Australia have released their launch video, showcasing the exciting possibilities and opportunity of the programme.