6 October 2017
6 October 2017
We’re delighted to have already received some amazing entries for the Drawing the Future survey from schools across the country as well as enquiries from across the world. We’ve also had some lovely feedback from teachers about the benefits to their pupils: “The survey promotes to the children the importance of raising aspirations and helps […]
Read more21 September 2017
21 September 2017
Education and Employers is excited to announce the launch of a landmark national survey and competition. The charity is undertaking the survey in partnership with the NAHT, the TES and University College London Institute of Education and in collaboration with OECD Education and Skills. The Drawing the Future survey, the first of its kind, asks primary school […]
Read more9 August 2017
9 August 2017
In an article for the TES, Nick Chambers CEO of Education and Employers argues that if we are serious about improving social mobility in this country then we need to start addressing the issue when children are still at primary school. Read the full article on the TES website here
Read more7 July 2017
7 July 2017
Today St Edmunds Campion Catholic Primary School became the first school in Maidenhead to host a Primary Futures event. It featured a wide range of volunteers including a solicitor, magistrate, helicopter pilot, journalist, district nurse, surveyor and a prop maker who brought with him a large caricature of Donald Trump he had made. The aim […]
Read more7 July 2017
7 July 2017
The Career Footsteps programme headed far North this week for an event with the William Howard School in Brampton, Carlisle. This was an action packed session with masterclasses, mock interviews, interview workshops, CV workshops and more. All fit into one morning, this illustrates the range of activities that can be packed into one event. The […]
Read more4 July 2017
4 July 2017
Hylands School in Chelmsford, Essex, was the latest school to host a showcase Career Footsteps event to help keep their students informed about the varying paths they can follow into the world of work. The Career Footsteps programme, run in partnership with the Edge Foundation, is a free programme available to schools across the country […]
Read more27 June 2017
27 June 2017
We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded funding from the Edge Foundation to expand our Primary Futures campaign in schools across the UK. With a generous grant of £50,000 we hope to extend the reach of primary schools we work with to be able to engage with 240,000 pupils. This funding will […]
Read more27 June 2017
27 June 2017
It was time for a primary school Career Footsteps event with Arnold Mill Primary School and eight volunteers. Taking part in classroom workshops, 90 Year 5 and 6 pupils were given the opportunity to hear from volunteers about the importance of working hard in school and the many different career paths they can one day […]
Read more26 June 2017
26 June 2017
Volunteers from the Department for Transport, including the Permanent Secretary Bernadette Kelly and all her executive committee members as well as other staff including an apprentice, visited pupils at St Paul’s Cray School in Bromley, Orpington today . They took part in a transport themed Primary Futures event chatting to children about their job and […]
Read more23 June 2017
23 June 2017
The next in our series of Career Footsteps regional showcase events took place in Newcastle at the Walbottle Campus. The Career Footsteps programme, run in partnership with the Edge Foundation, aims to educate young people about the wide range of routes into different careers, with a particular focus on vocational, technical and alternative pathways. Volunteers […]
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