Working together to help young people achieve their potential www.inspiringthefuture.org

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; Context; Charity set up to ensure every school has an effective partnership with employers- COMPLETELY FREE SERVICE TO SCHOOLS Giving young people the tools and passion to help them choose their own path Understanding the power of employer engagement in education ...and employers;

A need for helping young people navigate the world of work Taskforce/YouGov 2016 survey, 1744 young adults (19-24): a) Most young people educated in the state sector think that their schools prepared them poorly for adult working life; b) Young adults who experienced greater volume of school-mediated employer engagement feel better prepared for the adult working world P-Value: 0.00   School type at age 16 N= 1,676 Looking back, how well do you feel that your school/college prepared you for adult working life? Very well Quite well Quite poorly Very poorly Non-selective state school, i.e. comprehensive school % 4.4% 39.2% 43.4% 13.0% Grammar / selective state school 8.5% 49.4% 35.7% 6.4% Independent / fee-paying school 16.1% 45.3% 24.2% 14.3% Total Count 102 691 679 204 6.1% 41.2% 40.5% 12.2% P-value: 0.00   Volume of activities N=1,756 Looking back, how well do you feel that your school/college prepared you for adult working life? Very well Quite well Quite poorly Very poorly Never % 7.8% 26.3% 41.5% 24.5% Once 3.8% 36.2% 47.2% 12.9% Twice 3.7% 48.5% 40.1% 7.6% Three times 9.9% 55.3% 28.3% 6.6% Four or more times 12.8% 55.1% 26.0% 6.2% Total Count 109 724 704 219 41.2% 12.5% Source: Contemporary Transitions, 2016

Avoiding NEET outcomes Students who do two or more engagement activities could be on average up to 20% less likely to become NEET compared to their peers who did no engagement activity. NEET [%] Source: Percy, C. & A. Mann. 2014

What does all our research tell us: A lot of a little goes a long way when it comes to employer engagement Greater contact with employers whilst at school = less likely to be NEET & greater earning potential. Source: Percy, C & Mann, A. 2014 Start young and make them think about what they’ve learnt Is it only scientists, science teachers and doctors who need science subjects for work? Source: Jones, S. et al. 2016 Pupils should do a load of different things over their school lives Different first-hand experiences are effective in achieving different outcomes Source: (Forthcoming publication Towards an employer engagement toolkit) Schools should do something about the fact that all kids are not the same Some need more help than others in accessing experience of real value Source: Hatcher, R & Le Gallais, T. 2008 Young people’s views of the labour market is like seeing the world through Mr Magoo glasses – they need held to get perspective One third of teenagers are chasing just ten jobs They don’t know what they don’t know – sometimes a little coercion is right and proper Career carousels is a perfect way to challenge often unspoken assumptions

Captivating young people with remarkable life stories

Types of Events – Schools/Colleges use Inspiring the Future for Careers Networking Careers Fair Talks Types of Events schools and colleges could run Careers Fairs Careers Networking Options Evenings ‘Career Insight’ Talks CV & Interview Technique Workshops What’s my line? ‘Enterprise Insight Talks’ School Assemblies Curriculum Enrichment Lunchtime Events Mock Interviews Workshops What’s My Line Captivating young people with remarkable life stories

Create a new opportunity for your children/student Inspiring the Future – Find and search for volunteers in your area Once you have logged in, you will see this screen. Click on the Manage Opportunities or Search for Volunteers button in the navigation bar to: Search for volunteers Create a new opportunity for your children/student Edit your opportunities and activity details There are two ways to create your opportunity, search and invite volunteers:

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

Role models who can talk about working with a disability

Companies represented include: Role models who can talk about working with a disability – new functionality on Inspiring the Future Companies represented include: The Royal Bank of Scotland Ministry of Defence Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys I also suffer from dyslexia, a hidden disability that too few people have any knowledge or appreciation of. It's something I am happy to talk about, including the challenges I have overcome, and continue to overcome within my career and personal life as a result of it.

Example of some of the Employers and Professional bodies signed up

What teachers say young people gain from meeting ITF volunteers Source: ITF annual user surveys 2013-15. Question: as a result of your students participating in ITF activities, have you observed any improvement in…

Inspiring the Future: Inspiring Women Campaign The Inspiring the Future: Inspiring Women campaigns aims to get inspirational women into schools, talking to girls to broaden their horizons and raise aspirations Follow the Inspiring Women blog: www.itfinspiringwomen.wordpress.com

Career Footsteps Introducing young people to careers they may not have considered and helping them to recognise the benefits and opportunities of technical, practical and vocational routes available to help them get there

Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools Free Apprenticeship sessions for schools and colleges My name is ‘insert name’ and I’m here on behalf of the National Apprenticeship Service to talk to you about apprenticeships. It’s really important to remember to keep your options open about your future. So for the next 15-20 minutes, I’m going to explain: - The range of apprenticeship job roles available - The different levels - How you find an apprenticeship and - What you need to do next Regardless of qualifications, there are apprenticeships for everyone but not many people realise that apprenticeships are for A* students Activity idea: Before I start, hands up who knows what an apprenticeship is? (typical response is to get around 20% of the audience with their hands raised) Ok – well hopefully when I ask you that again at the end of this session, everyone’s hands will be up in the air.

Key Contacts For any queries please contact: Department Name Job Title Email Address Telephone Number Schools Team Charlotte Lightman Head of Schools charlotte.lightman@educationandemployers.org 0207 566 4884 General Enquiries enquiries@inspiringthefuture.org 0207 566 4880 For more Inspiring the Future news follow us on twitter @InspiringTF For more Research news follow us on twitter: @Edu_eresearch