Year: 2021
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19 March, 2021Millie Banerjee – Chair of NHS Blood and Transplant
Millie Banerjee – Chair of NHS Blood and Transplant 18/03/21 KS 4-5/S4-6 Millie Banerjee shares her career journey, experiences of working for the NHS and reflects on the importance of transferable skills. Millie has had a long and varied career in the private and public sectors. Millie is a UCL Zoology graduate who has spent […]
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Businesses partner with Speakers for Schools to introduce young people to careers that will save the planet
Businesses partner with Speakers for Schools to introduce young people to careers that will save the planet Educational equality charity Speakers for Schools is teaming up with Britain’s most environmentally focused employers to tackle the unemployment crisis and future-proof the next generation in a post-COVID economy. To coincide with the UK Government’s plans for a […]
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West Midlands organisations open their virtual doors to young people in lockdown
West Midlands organisations open their virtual doors to young people in lockdown Educational equality charity Speakers for Schools partners with The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and The NHS Futures Team to give online work experience The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) is partnering with Speakers for Schools to open up virtual work experience programmes for […]
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Tesco partners with UK-wide charity to provide virtual work experience for young people
Tesco partners with UK-wide charity to provide virtual work experience for young people Tesco is partnering with Speakers for Schools to offer an ambitious new virtual work experience programme for young people across the UK. Virtual work experiences connect young people with the world of work and open their minds to the possibility of a […]
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17 March, 2021Lisa Holland – Climate Change Correspondent, Sky News
Lisa Holland – Climate Change Correspondent, Sky News 15/03/21 KS4-5/S4-6 Watch our Green Skills Week broadcast with Lisa Holland, Climate change correspondent at Sky News. In this broadcast, students hear from Lisa and are introduced to Sky’s The Edit: Be the Change, Shape It competition. The Edit is a unique opportunity for budding reporters to […]
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Colonel Russell Lewis – Head of Youth Engagement, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Colonel Russell Lewis – Head of Youth Engagement, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 17/03/2021 Age KS3 / S1-3 We are excited to welcome back Lieutenant Colonel Russell Lewis, Head of Youth Engagement at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Colonel Lewis discusses the importance of having self-awareness and understanding your own personal values. We are also delighted to […]
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Speakers for Schools opens virtual doors to tourism for young people in Blackpool
Speakers for Schools opens virtual doors to tourism for young people in Blackpool As February half term ends, many students took a welcome break from their home-schooling schedules. But not students at Blackpool and The Fylde College, after weeks of learning from home, Blackpool’s students stood out from over 300 applications to get their spot […]
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16 March, 2021Virtual Work Experience Goes from Strength to Strength
Virtual Work Experience Goes from Strength to Strength Young people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re delighted to have seen our Virtual Work Experience programme go from strength to strength with Speakers for Schools facilitating over 12,500 placements in the last 12 months. We’ve been absolutely wowed by the amount of positive […]
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Dame Donna Kinnair DBE – Chief Executive And General Secretary, Royal College Of Nursing
Dame Donna Kinnair DBE – Chief Executive And General Secretary, Royal College Of Nursing 16/03/2021 KS4-5/S4-6 We are delighted to welcome Dame Donna Kinnair, Chief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing. Donna joined the RCN as Head of Nursing in 2015, providing leadership to the Nursing departments. Donna was then promoted and joined […]
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Patrick Hutchinson: Co-founder Of UTCAI
Patrick Hutchinson: Co-founder Of UTCAI, Personal Trainer, Athletics Coach And Author 15/03/21 KS4-5/S4-6 Patrick Hutchinson has been motivating people and uplifting his community long before he became a national hero. The Coventry-born, London-bred Co founder of UTCAI, Personal trainer, Athletics Coach & Author joins us for an interview focussing on his work in the community […]