Our careers support for schools

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Good careers guidance gives pupils the best chances of success. We work with schools facing the biggest challenges to strengthen their careers provision.

  • Invest in your students' aspirations and outcomes.
  • Sign up for funded careers training.
  • Access free careers education resources.
  • Explore work experience opportunities in buzzing industries.
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Build a brighter future for students at your school.

Primary careers support

Why it's never too early for careers education

High-quality careers education at primary school level can be transformative for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. With fewer chances to access guidance than their more advantaged peers, they face a stark destinations gap.

Two thirds of primary school teachers believe that careers learning will raise pupils’ aspirations. Together with your school, we believe we can turn things around and give every child a fighting chance at a successful and fulfilling career path.

Our manifesto recommends a framework for effective careers learning in primary schools based on the Gatsby Career Benchmarks. Our follow-up report Rethinking Careers Education proposes a series of policy recommendations to boost the effectiveness of careers education.

We welcomed the government’s announcement in the Schools White Paper Opportunity for all that it will be enacting our recommendation by launching a “careers programme for primary schools in areas of disadvantage”.

Join our Primary Careers programme

We’ve partnered with The Careers & Enterprise Company to deliver a Primary Careers programme. This creatively embeds primary school careers education in the curriculum. We'll deliver a series of six modules, as part of their fully-funded programme:

  • provide CPD and resources to primary staff
  • facilitate structured engagement between employers and pupils
  • increase parental engagement in supporting children to think about their future.

Evidence shows that children start to form ideas about their future as they start primary school. By linking lessons in an age-appropriate way to different careers, training and skills, the programme:

  • broadens aspirations
  • challenges gendered stereotypes about particular careers
  • boosts self-confidence
  • inspires pupils about the world of work.
Primary students
It’s clear to see how aware my pupils are of the world around them. They deserve to truly understand where their passions and skills could take them, and I think we owe it to them to introduce that a lot earlier than we currently do.
Aishah Bargit,
Year 5 teacher at Brownlow Fold Primary School (Bolton)
Two thirds of primary school teachers believe that careers learning will raise pupils' aspirations
  • Secondary careers support
  • Careers resources and opportunities
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