Raising aspirations by helping younger children understand the link between learning and their futures

Working together for young people

Watch our film about Primary Futures

Children begin to form stereotypes about occupations, careers and universities from the age of six*. Having the opportunity at primary school to meet a wide…

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Primary Futures – a teachers view

Watch this film of Karen Giles, Head Teacher of Barnham Primary School, who explains why she thinks Primary Futures is so essential to all primary…

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Drawing The Future published

Education and Employers have published their landmark report Drawing The Future The survey was undertaken in partnership with Tes, the National Association of Head Teachers, UCL…

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News and events

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Our programmes

Education & Employers raises aspirations by helping children understand the link between learning and work.
Providing invaluable first-hand career insights to motivate young people to consider the widest range of future working options by connecting volunteers from all backgrounds with schools.
Tackling gender stereotypes in career aspirations for girls by connecting schools to thousands of female volunteers from all sectors and running campaigns to highlight the issue.
Ensuring schools and colleges provide the best environment for student achievement by connecting thousands of volunteers interested in becoming governors to schools nationally.
Empowering young people to make informed choices about their career paths by raising awareness of apprenticeship routes.
Invites current and former apprentices to talk with young people about what an apprenticeship is and how to apply.
Building the evidence base on what happens when employers engage with schools to support young people’s learning and progression into the world of work.
Sharing and collaborating with countries across the world to support employer engagement within education using the power of volunteering.