Inspiring children through a combined in-person and virtual Primary Futures event
On the 12th of April 2022, St Mary’s Primary School in Pomeroy hosted a fantastic in-person and virtual Primary Futures event. The…
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Working together for young people
Explore new themed resources & steps to create exciting aspirational activities
We can help you continue to support your children’s motivation and enthusiasm for their school subjects. Learn about new free resources available to you, gain…
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Virtual activities: hear from teachers
Schools can plan virtual interactive activities with Primary Futures, enabling children to hear from inspiring volunteers all across the UK! Hear from two teachers about…
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Starting Early: New research shows that career-related learning for primary-aged children works…and more is needed
“One thing I learned from volunteers talking about their jobs is…that you can complete your dreams but you need to work hard to get there.”…
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See Primary Futures in action on CBBC’s Newsround
“Four inspirational women with pretty cool jobs” feature in Newsround this week, as part of CBBC’s International Women’s Day coverage. Firefighter Amy,…
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Link learning to upcoming awareness days, and steps to get planning
Awareness days are a great way to show children the futures they could aspire to, while helping them understand the relevance of…
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Activities in primary schools look a little different to ones done in secondary schools and colleges...
At primary, we make sure the emphasis is on:
👍 Diversity
🧐 Exploration
🥳 Making learning fun!
'What hours do you work?'
'Do you need to be good at Maths?'
'Is it dangerous?'
Children are always very curious 🤔 to find out what our volunteers' jobs are ACTUALLY like!
Let them have at it and sign your school up today: https://www.primaryfutures.org/schools/
Great to see Landau Forte Academy Moorhead primary school recognised by Ofsted for giving its pupils the chance to meet inspiring role models from the world of work who are helping to bring learning to life
@PrimaryFutures @bydesigngroup @DerbyOppArea
https://bit.ly/3vhWeHB
100% of teachers from our recent Inspiring Dorset project said that their primary-aged pupils ‘learned that maths/English were used in most jobs’.
Sign up today to start embedding careers-related learning into the curriculum next term: https://sforce.co/3ug3eW1
Sceptical about careers-related learning at primary-level?
Hear from teachers, volunteers and former @NAHTnews president @KimJ1955 on the importance of planting the seed early and getting children to think about their futures.
https://youtu.be/7VNO7iS28QI
