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The Alumni Wall – Why Your Story Is Worth More Than You Think

Wednesday, July 29th, 2026

A few years ago, the charity Education and Employers asked more than 13,000 UK primary school children to draw the job they wanted to do when they grew up. The results were published as a report called Drawing the Future, and one finding has stuck with a lot of people who work in education since. [Read more…]

Here’s why you should offer work experience

Sunday, November 24th, 2024

Work experience has changed: it isn’t just about having someone in to make the tea and do some photocopying any more. Increasingly, employers and teachers see it as a vital step in every student’s education to help them make the transition to employment. According to an EPS survey, 65% of employers in the UK reported [Read more…]