Tag: students
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7 July, 202111,000 tech-related work experience places available for UK students
11,000 tech-related work experience places available for UK students Social mobility charity Speakers for Schools is teaming up with 113 leading employers to provide 11,000 students with tech-related work experience placements across the UK. Launching between 21st to 25th June 2021, Speakers for Schools’ new campaign Predict ’21 will highlight the opportunities technology can bring, educating the next generation on how it is rapidly transforming the way we live and work. Whether or not young people aspire to work in the tech sector, technology plays a significant role in a range of sectors spanning energy, law, fashion, healthcare, finance and […]
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19 May, 20211,600 Virtual Work Experience Places Up For Grabs in Cumbria!
1,600 Virtual Work Experience Places Up For Grabs in Cumbria! Cumbrian school pupils are being offered the chance to sample the world of work remotely with a wide range of employers thanks to an innovative new virtual work experience programme. The Cumbria Summer Term Insight Festival launches shortly and 13 organisations – some locally-based, some with a national profile – have volunteered to take part and offer 1,600 places to young people, aged 14 to 19, to help them shape their career choices. Young people are able to book onto a number of one-day virtual work experience slots throughout June […]
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17 March, 2021Speakers 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 at the insight days held by educational equality charity Speakers for Schools. Blackpool is one of the UK’s most popular holiday destination and while the impact of COVID-19 is still being felt, Blackpool and The Fylde College is keen to see its students succeed. So […]