Working together to help young people achieve their potential

Our vision: to ensure that every school and college has an effective partnership with employers to provide its young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential and so to secure the UK's future prosperity. Our Partnerships Board Senior representatives of the national organisations representing schools and colleges;...and employers ;

What we do: Free services like ‘Inspiring the Future’ – working in partnership with schools ResearchPractical Solutions

4 95% of young people would like employers to be more involved in providing advice and guidance about careers and jobs 42% of young people had no contact with employers at all Young people who had been in contact with 4 or more employers were nearly twice as likely to believe that they had a good idea of the knowledge and skills needed for the jobs they wanted to do Key findings It’s who you meet: why employer contacts at school make a difference to the employment prospects of young adults – Shows a significant link between young people’s experience of the world of work whilst at school and the chances of them becoming NEET 26.1% of young people who could recall no contact with employers whilst at school went on to become NEET This reduced significantly to 4.3% for those who had taken part in four or more activities involving employers

Taskforce/YouGov 2011 survey, 986 young adults (19-24): Q1: How many different occasions do you remember employer involvement (work experience, mentoring, enterprise competitions, career advice, CV or interview practice) when you were at school? Source: It’s who you meet, 2012 Number of Occasions or more NEET26%23%17%16%4%

...against teenage aspirations

7 DFE Guidance (EET & ITF) Careers guidance and inspiration for young people in schools - statutory Careers guidance and inspiration for young people in schools - non-statutory Careers guidance and inspiration – general further education colleges & sixth-form colleges Evidence from the Education and Employers Taskforce shows that access to a network of employers is associated with better outcomes for young people. Employers can pass on the benefits of their experience to both pupils and teachers, helping to link curriculum subjects to employment and providing an overview of the different routes into careers. Education and Employers Taskforce – Supports effective partnership between schools, colleges and employers to inspire young people. Inspiring the Future – A free service across England with volunteers from all sectors and professions going into state secondary schools and colleges to talk about their jobs and sectors. Inspiring the Future – launched in July 2012 by the Education and Employers Taskforce, matches schools and colleges with inspiring employers who can give career insight talks.

Inspiring the Future is a FREE service Employees from all sectors and professions from Apprentices to CEOs pledge one hour a year to volunteer to go into state schools and colleges to talk about their jobs, careers, and the education routes they took 8 What is Inspiring the Future?

Inspiring the Future is a FREE service whereby employees from all sectors and professions from Apprentices to CEOs pledge one hour a year to volunteer to go into state schools and colleges to talk about their jobs, careers, and the education routes they took It is a FREE service endorsed by Government (with cross-party support), the UK’s main teacher and employer representative organisations and many leading employers It makes a difference to young people. Good quality research shows that who you meet as a teenager shapes the success with which young people go into adult life Teachers overwhelmingly want young people to hear more from people in the workplace 10

11 "The applicants really enjoyed the session and it was great to have help from such an enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteer. In fact, 2 out of the 6 applicants who attended the session on 17 th January, have since secured an Apprenticeship position which is brilliant". Northampton College Benefits for Schools and Colleges Over 27,000 diverse volunteers across the UK waiting for teachers to invite them to talk to their pupils about their jobs, and the routes they took to get there, or even CV and interview insights at the click of a button How does it work When teaching staff log on to the system, they get a list of all those people registered in their area who can speak to young people about different specialisms and activities, and it’s a simple process to send a message through the system to get in touch SpecialismsActivities ApprenticeshipsCareer Insights Design and ManufacturingHelp with CVs Enterprise/EntrepreneursMock Interviews Maths – Using it at work Numeracy relating to careers (Primary) Science and Technology Reading relating to careers (Primary) Languages – French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, Urdu, Arabic Being contacted about becoming a school governor

12 Volunteer Responses

13 Volunteer Responses

14 Types of Events – Schools/Colleges use ITF for Careers Networking Careers Fair Talk

15 Using the volunteers in the classroom Guides were developed in collaboration with TeachFirst and classroom teachers who have first-hand experience of using volunteers to bring learning to life Download the guides for free at:

Go to Click then select 16 Registering as a teacher Enter the name of the state school/college and the postcode and it should appear Then follow the steps to complete your profile

17 Inspiring the Future – Find and search for volunteers in your area

Viewing potential matches

19 Viewing a Volunteers Full Profile ‘Volunteer Profiles’ – by clicking you can view a more detailed profile of the selected volunteer. If you would like to add them to the invite list simply click and they will be added to your volunteer bucket. If you do not want to add them simply click and continue your search.

20 Inspiring the Future Volunteers rely through the Add Total Hours & Number of Students In the ‘Total Hours’ box, add the number of hours the activity will last for. Remember, volunteers have committed to an hour. In the ‘Number of Students’ box, add the approximate number of students you think will be attending the event

21 Example of some of the Employers and Professional bodies signed up

22 Our Campaigns

Inspiring the Future: Inspiring Women Campaign The Inspiring the Future: Inspiring Women campaigns aims to get 15,000 inspirational women into schools, talking to girls to broaden their horizons and raise aspirations Follow the Inspiring Women blog:

24 "We need to give our children and young people a vision of the opportunities available to them, so that they understand the value of learning and in doing so raise aspirations. It is never too soon to start this. We also need better connections between schools and the communities and businesses they work with. “ Russell Hobby, NAHT General Secretary Inspiring the Future: Primary Futures Primary school project working under the banner of 'Inspiring the Future' Innovative approaches which will allow primary schools to easily engage volunteers to work with primary aged children, run in partnership with the NAHT Volunteers can talk about their current job and why reading and numeracy in their primary school days were so important in achieving their current status

25 Inspiring the Future: Inspiring Governors Inspiring Governors is a major new alliance to celebrate and promote the importance of school governors. Organisations include the Government (Department for Education and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills), those representing employers (such as the CBI and FSB); governors (such as the National Governors’ Association, NCOGS and SGOSS); professional bodies representing the teaching profession (such as the AoC, ASCL, CIPD and NAHT); numerous private and third sector organisations and many leading employers. Inspiring Governors has thousands of employee volunteers with a wide range of skills and experience interested in becoming school governors throughout the UK.

Governor Form - Volunteer Profile

New Governor Volunteer Profiles Volunteer Profile is slightly different when ‘Governor’ is selected as the search criteria Will show more information from the new governor profile information

28 The impact of Inspiring the Future We are really pleased to have found Inspiring the Future. We had amazing support from local industry who helped our students in improving their interview technique. The representatives who attended were approachable and did a fantastic job. Teacher at a Secondary School in Staffordshire It is an excellent way of connecting with professionals who are keen to help local students and each of these professionals has expressed an interest in helping at future events. For this event two volunteers attended and I use the website to recruit a similar number for each careers morning I run. Teacher at a Secondary School in Kingston Upon Thames The volunteer was incredibly nice and we wouldn't have been able to engage with a huge company like Mitie without the help of Inspiring the Future website. Teacher at an FE College in Bolton

29 Teachers responses to impact on students

Key Contacts For any queries please contact: 30 DepartmentNameJob Title AddressTelephone Number Schools TeamCharlotte Lightman Schools Liaison Manager Tamanna AliInspiring Governors Co-ordinator Francesca WalshSchools Engagement Co-ordinator General Enquiries