Tag: jobs
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19 April, 2021We need to get the next generation excited about green jobs
We need to get the next generation excited about green jobs Source: Edie.net, 8 April 2021 As we look towards a green economic recovery and the objective to build back better from the pandemic, there is a clear argument for aligning how we futureproof the country’s workforce with UK climate ambitions. It’s important when you look at figures from the Office for National Statistics, which showed that 250,000 fewer people aged 16-24 are in education, employment or training than at the start of the pandemic. At the same time, we’re hearing that hundreds of thousands of jobs are needed to […]
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25 March, 2021Rob Woodward: ‘We must put our faith in young people’
Rob Woodward: ‘We must put our faith in young people’ Source – The Herald, 24th March 2021 The start of your working life should be an exciting time for any young person. Beginning your career is a key milestone on the journey into adulthood, and should come filled with possibilities regardless of whether you enter as a school-leaver, an apprentice, or as a college or university graduate. The Covid-19 pandemic means that many young people are facing far greater uncertainty at this key point in their lives, and it’s vital they are given the support they need to identify career […]
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10 February, 2021A closer look into Experience Nursing
In January 2021, Speakers for Schools and the Perceptions of Nursing team who work with NHS England and NHS Improvement teamed up to show young people what a career in nursing is actually like. Together we have opened the door for over 1,350 young people to find out more about nursing through virtual work experience. Alongside the work experience placements and insight days, we are also hosting inspirational talks from the likes of: Professor Dame Donna Kinnair DBE, Chief Executive and General Secretary of Royal College of Nursing, Patrick Nayarumbu, Director of Strategy, People and Partnerships at Birmingham and Solihull […]
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25 November, 2020Boris Johnson: Now is the time to plan our green recovery
Source – The Financial Times, 17 November 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson writes in The Financial Times announcing his ten-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution. To coincide with the UK Prime Minister’s announcement for the ambitious plan, Speakers for Schools is launching a campaign to introduce young people to Green Skills as future career options. Many of the points in the Prime Minister’s plan will be achieved by those who are in school today.
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Green Skills Week 2021
Green Skills Week 2021 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 Prime Minister’s announcement for a Green Industrial Revolution, Speakers for Schools is launching a campaign to introduce young people to Green Skills as future career options. Many of the points in the Prime Minister’s plan will be achieved by those who are in school today. Young people aged 11+ will be invited to take part in the charity’s Green Skills Week in April 2021 which […]
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Experience Nursing 2021
Experience Nursing 2021 As health services battle against a global pandemic and increasing demand on services, Speakers for Schools is working with medical leaders to help find the next generation of heroes. The charity will be running virtual insight days and virtual work experience with key employers between January and March 2021. Having worked with 1,000,000 young people over the last ten years, Speakers for Schools is best placed to introduce the world of nursing to young people who wouldn’t have considered it before – at a time when these roles are never more needed. Opportunities available within nursing requires […]