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Futures For All provides our Work Experience and Speakers for Schools programmes for young people from state schools and colleges across the UK. Here, you can learn about our charity’s activities, read career blogs, uncover case studies, digest opinion pieces and see report launches first.

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Published 19th November, 2025

Powering the Future: Remote Work Experience in Cutting-Edge Science and Engineering

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 19th November, 2025

Mission Accomplished: Remote Work Experience in Defence and Security

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 17th November, 2025

New Practical Guides for Delivering High-Quality, High-Impact Work Experience for All

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 3rd November, 2025

Delivering the Promise: Futures for All new report on how to Make Work Experience Work for Every Young Person

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 31st July, 2025

Celebrating 15 years of Speakers for Schools and Announcing Our Next Chapter at Tate Britain

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 31st July, 2025

Year 10 Work Experience… Reimagined

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 30th July, 2025

Your Future in Law, Care & Community Starts Here

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 29th July, 2025

Meet our new 2025 Youth Council and discover their aspirations for the year ahead

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Published 16th May, 2025

FE and Skills Inquiry: Our Evidence to the Education Select Committee

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Published 14th February, 2025

Gabby Logan MBE Visits School to Inspire the Next Generation of Young Women

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 15th January, 2025

Welcome to National Teen Book Club – Hero Read 2

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 24th October, 2024

Our response to The Key Group’s report on young people’s access to work experience

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 23rd September, 2024

The Sutton Trust’s Life Lessons 2024 report - How are young people developing the skills for success

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 22nd July, 2024

Speakers for Schools Response to The King's Speech 17 July 2024

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 31st May, 2024

How does work experience work in Northern Ireland?  

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 9th April, 2024

New report outlines double disadvantage barring fair access to top universities

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 22nd February, 2024

The Power of Choice

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 19th January, 2024

Revolutionising the Labour Market: Unleashing productivity by putting skills first.

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 8th December, 2023

Our top four takeaways from PISA 2022 findings

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 25th October, 2023

Our Top Takeaways from the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 6th September, 2023

There are certain things too important not to share

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 18th July, 2023

Addressing the skills shortage and preparing young people for their futures

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 22nd June, 2023

75 years on – Join Speakers for Schools in celebrating the legacy of the Windrush generation 

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 3rd May, 2023

Educating parents and carers: the role of parents and carers in career conversations  

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 15th February, 2023

Watch our founder Robert Peston take the floor at the Education Select Committee.

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 19th December, 2022

Shining a light on work experience and its importance to state educated young people in the UK.

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 27th September, 2022

World Cup of Careers - A WOMAN'S GAME: Want to make football your business? Join entrepreneur and business woman Sandra Garlick MBE to hear about her work with Coventry City Football Club.

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 30th March, 2022

Fumez the Engineer visits Hewens College to inspire and empower the next generation.

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 8th February, 2022

Government and private sector can support Levelling-Up through virtual work experience

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 18th January, 2022

CITB Presents 5 Trades in 5 days: Plant Operations Apprenticeships

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 18th January, 2022

Tap in to your future apprenticeship with United Utilities

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 18th November, 2021

Covid-19 made the world a more inclusive place for people like me

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 8th October, 2021

Dr. Nira Chamberlain: Inspiring the next generation of world-class mathematicians

Students with teachers holding awards

Published 30th July, 2021

Work experience key to post-pandemic recovery

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Published 7th July, 2021

National Teen Book Club launched for 3,500 young people across the UK

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Published 26th April, 2021

Making the world of work relatable to young people through Virtual Work Experience

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Published 6th April, 2021

The future is bright now as thousands more are working for the planet

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Published 1st April, 2021

How one virtual insight day can change a young person’s life

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Published 19th March, 2021

Businesses partner with Speakers for Schools to introduce young people to careers that will save the planet

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Published 12th March, 2021

Proof that a non-conventional career path can really work out: Introducing Ella d'Amato, Chief Commercial Marketing and Partner Officer at Not on the High Street

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Published 8th February, 2021

National Apprenticeship Week 2021: Speakers for Schools and The London Progression Collaboration

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Published 4th February, 2021

Kainos partners with UK-wide charity to provide virtual work experience in Northern Ireland

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Published 25th November, 2020

Experience Nursing 2021

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Published 10th March, 2020

Ask the Expert – How do expert insights talk work?

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 19th November, 2025

Fly on the Career Ladder: Remote Work Experience in Travel and Tourism

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 19th November, 2025

Bringing New Energy to the Energy Industry with Remote Work Experience

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 12th November, 2025

Year 9: Your Future Remote Work Experience Project Launch a Huge Success

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 7th October, 2025

Documentary Maker Louis Theroux Visits Oasis Academy Hadley for Q&A with Students

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 31st July, 2025

Why virtual work experience is still important in a post-pandemic educational world

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 30th July, 2025

Careers in STEM: Technology, Science and Engineering Pathways

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 30th July, 2025

Discover the World of Environment & Infrastructure Careers

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 29th July, 2025

Your Guide to Creative Arts and Media Careers: Skills, Salaries and Work Experience

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 10th March, 2025

Welcome to National Teen Book Club – Hero Read 3

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 7th February, 2025

Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2025

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 25th November, 2024

Our response to The Sutton Trust's research on the stark inequalities in access to creative industry careers.

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 2nd October, 2024

Our response to the Youth Voice Census 2024

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 19th September, 2024

New Partnership Between Speakers for Schools and The Hg Foundation to Boost Diversity in the UK Tech Sector

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 5th July, 2024

Industry urged to inspire young people into creative career pathways

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 28th May, 2024

Our new partnership with the Sir James Knott Trust  

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 31st March, 2024

Meet our 2024 Youth Council and hear from them in their own words

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 12th February, 2024

Building Careers into a multi-academy trust Framework

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 11th January, 2024

The intersection between regional barriers and digital skills divides for young people

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 28th November, 2023

Working in the life sciences sector, myths vs reality

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 4th October, 2023

Skills shortage increase sends an important message to us all

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 16th August, 2023

Why work experience matters to young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) 

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 13th July, 2023

Former Arsenal chairman visits charity chair’s old school

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 23rd May, 2023

NHS Chief Executive goes back to school to celebrate the NHS’s 75th anniversary  

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 28th March, 2023

Meet the Speaker: Introducing Richard Murrell, Lead Director of BBC News 

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 12th January, 2023

Leicester City’s charity arm partners with Speakers for Schools to introduce young people to future careers

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 15th December, 2022

Social mobility charity Speakers for Schools appoints Nick Brook as CEO

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 27th September, 2022

World Cup of Careers - A PUNDIT'S LIFE: Got the gift of the gab? Join football journalist for The Times Matt Dickinson to hear about his career as a professional sports pundit.

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 10th February, 2022

How virtual work experience success helped secure apprenticeships in Scotland

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 19th January, 2022

Why virtual work experience placements really work

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 18th January, 2022

CITB Presents 5 Trades in 5 days: Brickwork Apprenticeships

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 18th January, 2022

Take the Scottish High Road

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 5th November, 2021

Gyrfa Cymru yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth â Speakers for Schools i gynnig profiad gwaith i bob ysgol wladol yng Nghymru

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 1st October, 2021

Sixth Form students at St. Aidan's embrace opportunities for virtual work experience

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 20th July, 2021

The Social Mobility Commission report: State of the nation 2021

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 19th May, 2021

1,600 Virtual Work Experience Places Up For Grabs in Cumbria!

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 16th April, 2021

From Governor of the Bank of England to net-zero hero: why we should all be backing Mark Carney’s mission to build a sustainable world economy

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Published 6th April, 2021

Dstl holds first ever virtual work experience sessions

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 26th March, 2021

Building a future-proof talent pipeline for recruitment

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Published 19th March, 2021

West Midlands organisations open their virtual doors to young people in lockdown

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Published 5th March, 2021

The King of Content: Introducing Jean-Patrick Cheylan

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Published 4th February, 2021

Former Education Secretary Justine Greening is working with the University of Northampton to protect opportunities and boost social mobility

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Published 28th January, 2021

A helping hand with work experience placements

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 10th March, 2020

Quiz the Speaker – Interview Case Study

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Published 10th March, 2020

Encouraging students to embrace individuality and build confidence

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 19th November, 2025

Securing Brighter Futures: Remote Work Experience in the Insurance Industry

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 19th November, 2025

From School to Screen: Remote Work Experience in the Film Industry

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 5th November, 2025

Working Work Experience

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 14th September, 2025

Skills shortage and lack of experience are putting a brake on economic growth, says social mobility charity, Futures for All

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 31st July, 2025

Universal Work Experience Gains Public Support In New Report

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 30th July, 2025

Turn Your Passion for Sport and Travel into a Career

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 30th July, 2025

Careers in Business, Finance and Retail: What to Expect and How to Start

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 12th June, 2025

What makes high-quality work experience? Introducing the definition and indicators of impactful practice

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 5th March, 2025

Celebrating World Book Day 2025

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 17th January, 2025

Five Key Takeaways from our 2023/24 Impact Report: Driving Change for Young People

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 22nd November, 2024

Our Submission to the Curriculum and Assessment Review’s Call for Evidence

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 26th September, 2024

Six Key Takeaways from the 2024 Labour Party Conference

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 16th September, 2024

Reflections on the Social Mobility Commission’s ‘State of the Nation’ Annual Report 2024

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 18th June, 2024

Speakers for Schools Investigate The Future of Education,

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 15th May, 2024

Developing young people as a whole 

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 14th March, 2024

Enhancing youth skills for future employment

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 29th January, 2024

Why it is essential to help students ‘belong’ to their school community

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 13th December, 2023

Enhancing Careers Education: A Call to Embed Work Experience in Secondary Curriculum

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 30th October, 2023

Celebrating Black History Month with Speakers for Schools

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 27th September, 2023

What role does work experience play in the success of young people?

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 18th July, 2023

Our response to the APPG report on Youth Affairs

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 29th June, 2023

From tick box to ticking all boxes 

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 12th May, 2023

Our Work Experience for All campaign makes a splash!

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 21st March, 2023

Healthcare leaders go back to school

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 5th January, 2023

Introducing our latest campaign investigating transformational change on a national level.

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 11th October, 2022

World Cup of Careers – LIFE GOALS: Can a career have two halves? Join former Wales player, Liverpool player and current Welsh referee Cheryl Foster to hear about her career.

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 25th April, 2022

Latest Green Skills survey reveals that more than half of young people lack guidance on green job options at school

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 9th February, 2022

Children's Mental Health Week - Naval's Story

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 18th January, 2022

CITB Presents 5 Trades in 5 days: Engineering Apprenticeships

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 18th January, 2022

We Are People: Unlock your potential in an amazing profession

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 12th January, 2022

How I became a published author

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 5th November, 2021

Careers Wales partners with Speakers for Schools to offer work experience to every state school in Wales

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 1st September, 2021

Bentley and Speakers for Schools successfully launch digital work experience programme

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 7th July, 2021

11,000 tech-related work experience places available for UK students

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 6th May, 2021

Virtual Work Experience Boom

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 9th April, 2021

Investing in the future by teaching young people the importance of green skills

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 6th April, 2021

HarperCollins launches book club with Speakers for Schools

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 25th March, 2021

Rob Woodward: ‘We must put our faith in young people’

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 17th March, 2021

Speakers for Schools opens virtual doors to tourism for young people in Blackpool

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 10th February, 2021

A Closer Look into UK Careers in Nursing

Students and teachers at awards ceremony

Published 4th February, 2021

Building diversity needs no more than a will and a way

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Published 12th January, 2021

Solent LEP launches ‘Get On Track’ programme for 16 to 18-year-olds

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Published 10th March, 2020

What does an SFS talk look like?

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Published 23rd February, 2020

Placement Spotlight – A week working in the wild with the National Trust

Read our blogs and articles

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 19th November, 2025

Powering the Future: Remote Work Experience in Cutting-Edge Science and Engineering

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 19th November, 2025

Fly on the Career Ladder: Remote Work Experience in Travel and Tourism

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 19th November, 2025

Securing Brighter Futures: Remote Work Experience in the Insurance Industry

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 19th November, 2025

Mission Accomplished: Remote Work Experience in Defence and Security

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 19th November, 2025

Bringing New Energy to the Energy Industry with Remote Work Experience

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 19th November, 2025

From School to Screen: Remote Work Experience in the Film Industry

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 17th November, 2025

New Practical Guides for Delivering High-Quality, High-Impact Work Experience for All

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 12th November, 2025

Year 9: Your Future Remote Work Experience Project Launch a Huge Success

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 5th November, 2025

Working Work Experience

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 3rd November, 2025

Delivering the Promise: Futures for All new report on how to Make Work Experience Work for Every Young Person

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 7th October, 2025

Documentary Maker Louis Theroux Visits Oasis Academy Hadley for Q&A with Students

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 14th September, 2025

Skills shortage and lack of experience are putting a brake on economic growth, says social mobility charity, Futures for All

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 31st July, 2025

Celebrating 15 years of Speakers for Schools and Announcing Our Next Chapter at Tate Britain

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 31st July, 2025

Why virtual work experience is still important in a post-pandemic educational world

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 31st July, 2025

Universal Work Experience Gains Public Support In New Report

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 31st July, 2025

Year 10 Work Experience… Reimagined

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 30th July, 2025

Careers in STEM: Technology, Science and Engineering Pathways

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 30th July, 2025

Turn Your Passion for Sport and Travel into a Career

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 30th July, 2025

Your Future in Law, Care & Community Starts Here

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 30th July, 2025

Discover the World of Environment & Infrastructure Careers

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 30th July, 2025

Careers in Business, Finance and Retail: What to Expect and How to Start

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 29th July, 2025

Meet our new 2025 Youth Council and discover their aspirations for the year ahead

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 29th July, 2025

Your Guide to Creative Arts and Media Careers: Skills, Salaries and Work Experience

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 12th June, 2025

What makes high-quality work experience? Introducing the definition and indicators of impactful practice

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 16th May, 2025

FE and Skills Inquiry: Our Evidence to the Education Select Committee

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 10th March, 2025

Welcome to National Teen Book Club – Hero Read 3

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 5th March, 2025

Celebrating World Book Day 2025

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 14th February, 2025

Gabby Logan MBE Visits School to Inspire the Next Generation of Young Women

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 7th February, 2025

Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2025

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 17th January, 2025

Five Key Takeaways from our 2023/24 Impact Report: Driving Change for Young People

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 15th January, 2025

Welcome to National Teen Book Club – Hero Read 2

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 25th November, 2024

Our response to The Sutton Trust's research on the stark inequalities in access to creative industry careers.

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 22nd November, 2024

Our Submission to the Curriculum and Assessment Review’s Call for Evidence

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 24th October, 2024

Our response to The Key Group’s report on young people’s access to work experience

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 2nd October, 2024

Our response to the Youth Voice Census 2024

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 26th September, 2024

Six Key Takeaways from the 2024 Labour Party Conference

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 23rd September, 2024

The Sutton Trust’s Life Lessons 2024 report - How are young people developing the skills for success

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 19th September, 2024

New Partnership Between Speakers for Schools and The Hg Foundation to Boost Diversity in the UK Tech Sector

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 16th September, 2024

Reflections on the Social Mobility Commission’s ‘State of the Nation’ Annual Report 2024

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 22nd July, 2024

Speakers for Schools Response to The King's Speech 17 July 2024

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 5th July, 2024

Industry urged to inspire young people into creative career pathways

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 18th June, 2024

Speakers for Schools Investigate The Future of Education,

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 31st May, 2024

How does work experience work in Northern Ireland?  

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 28th May, 2024

Our new partnership with the Sir James Knott Trust  

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 15th May, 2024

Developing young people as a whole 

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 9th April, 2024

New report outlines double disadvantage barring fair access to top universities

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 31st March, 2024

Meet our 2024 Youth Council and hear from them in their own words

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 14th March, 2024

Enhancing youth skills for future employment

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 22nd February, 2024

The Power of Choice

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 12th February, 2024

Building Careers into a multi-academy trust Framework

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 29th January, 2024

Why it is essential to help students ‘belong’ to their school community

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 19th January, 2024

Revolutionising the Labour Market: Unleashing productivity by putting skills first.

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 11th January, 2024

The intersection between regional barriers and digital skills divides for young people

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 13th December, 2023

Enhancing Careers Education: A Call to Embed Work Experience in Secondary Curriculum

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 8th December, 2023

Our top four takeaways from PISA 2022 findings

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 28th November, 2023

Working in the life sciences sector, myths vs reality

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 30th October, 2023

Celebrating Black History Month with Speakers for Schools

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 25th October, 2023

Our Top Takeaways from the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 4th October, 2023

Skills shortage increase sends an important message to us all

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 27th September, 2023

What role does work experience play in the success of young people?

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 6th September, 2023

There are certain things too important not to share

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 16th August, 2023

Why work experience matters to young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) 

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 18th July, 2023

Our response to the APPG report on Youth Affairs

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 18th July, 2023

Addressing the skills shortage and preparing young people for their futures

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 13th July, 2023

Former Arsenal chairman visits charity chair’s old school

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 29th June, 2023

From tick box to ticking all boxes 

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 22nd June, 2023

75 years on – Join Speakers for Schools in celebrating the legacy of the Windrush generation 

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 23rd May, 2023

NHS Chief Executive goes back to school to celebrate the NHS’s 75th anniversary  

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 12th May, 2023

Our Work Experience for All campaign makes a splash!

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 3rd May, 2023

Educating parents and carers: the role of parents and carers in career conversations  

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 28th March, 2023

Meet the Speaker: Introducing Richard Murrell, Lead Director of BBC News 

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 21st March, 2023

Healthcare leaders go back to school

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 15th February, 2023

Watch our founder Robert Peston take the floor at the Education Select Committee.

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 12th January, 2023

Leicester City’s charity arm partners with Speakers for Schools to introduce young people to future careers

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 5th January, 2023

Introducing our latest campaign investigating transformational change on a national level.

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 19th December, 2022

Shining a light on work experience and its importance to state educated young people in the UK.

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 15th December, 2022

Social mobility charity Speakers for Schools appoints Nick Brook as CEO

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 11th October, 2022

World Cup of Careers – LIFE GOALS: Can a career have two halves? Join former Wales player, Liverpool player and current Welsh referee Cheryl Foster to hear about her career.

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 27th September, 2022

World Cup of Careers - A WOMAN'S GAME: Want to make football your business? Join entrepreneur and business woman Sandra Garlick MBE to hear about her work with Coventry City Football Club.

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 27th September, 2022

World Cup of Careers - A PUNDIT'S LIFE: Got the gift of the gab? Join football journalist for The Times Matt Dickinson to hear about his career as a professional sports pundit.

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 25th April, 2022

Latest Green Skills survey reveals that more than half of young people lack guidance on green job options at school

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 30th March, 2022

Fumez the Engineer visits Hewens College to inspire and empower the next generation.

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 10th February, 2022

How virtual work experience success helped secure apprenticeships in Scotland

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 9th February, 2022

Children's Mental Health Week - Naval's Story

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 8th February, 2022

Government and private sector can support Levelling-Up through virtual work experience

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 19th January, 2022

Why virtual work experience placements really work

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 18th January, 2022

CITB Presents 5 Trades in 5 days: Engineering Apprenticeships

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 18th January, 2022

CITB Presents 5 Trades in 5 days: Plant Operations Apprenticeships

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 18th January, 2022

CITB Presents 5 Trades in 5 days: Brickwork Apprenticeships

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 18th January, 2022

We Are People: Unlock your potential in an amazing profession

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 18th January, 2022

Tap in to your future apprenticeship with United Utilities

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 18th January, 2022

Take the Scottish High Road

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 12th January, 2022

How I became a published author

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 18th November, 2021

Covid-19 made the world a more inclusive place for people like me

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 5th November, 2021

Gyrfa Cymru yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth â Speakers for Schools i gynnig profiad gwaith i bob ysgol wladol yng Nghymru

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 5th November, 2021

Careers Wales partners with Speakers for Schools to offer work experience to every state school in Wales

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 8th October, 2021

Dr. Nira Chamberlain: Inspiring the next generation of world-class mathematicians

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 1st October, 2021

Sixth Form students at St. Aidan's embrace opportunities for virtual work experience

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 1st September, 2021

Bentley and Speakers for Schools successfully launch digital work experience programme

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 30th July, 2021

Work experience key to post-pandemic recovery

Students with teachers, holding awards and brain model

Published 20th July, 2021

The Social Mobility Commission report: State of the nation 2021

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Published 7th July, 2021

11,000 tech-related work experience places available for UK students

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Published 7th July, 2021

National Teen Book Club launched for 3,500 young people across the UK

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Published 19th May, 2021

1,600 Virtual Work Experience Places Up For Grabs in Cumbria!

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Published 6th May, 2021

Virtual Work Experience Boom

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Published 26th April, 2021

Making the world of work relatable to young people through Virtual Work Experience

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Published 16th April, 2021

From Governor of the Bank of England to net-zero hero: why we should all be backing Mark Carney’s mission to build a sustainable world economy

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Published 9th April, 2021

Investing in the future by teaching young people the importance of green skills

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Published 6th April, 2021

The future is bright now as thousands more are working for the planet

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Published 6th April, 2021

Dstl holds first ever virtual work experience sessions

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Published 6th April, 2021

HarperCollins launches book club with Speakers for Schools

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Published 1st April, 2021

How one virtual insight day can change a young person’s life

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Published 26th March, 2021

Building a future-proof talent pipeline for recruitment

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Published 25th March, 2021

Rob Woodward: ‘We must put our faith in young people’

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Published 19th March, 2021

Businesses partner with Speakers for Schools to introduce young people to careers that will save the planet

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Published 19th March, 2021

West Midlands organisations open their virtual doors to young people in lockdown

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Published 17th March, 2021

Speakers for Schools opens virtual doors to tourism for young people in Blackpool

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Published 12th March, 2021

Proof that a non-conventional career path can really work out: Introducing Ella d'Amato, Chief Commercial Marketing and Partner Officer at Not on the High Street

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Published 5th March, 2021

The King of Content: Introducing Jean-Patrick Cheylan

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Published 10th February, 2021

A Closer Look into UK Careers in Nursing

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Published 8th February, 2021

National Apprenticeship Week 2021: Speakers for Schools and The London Progression Collaboration

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Published 4th February, 2021

Former Education Secretary Justine Greening is working with the University of Northampton to protect opportunities and boost social mobility

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Published 4th February, 2021

Building diversity needs no more than a will and a way

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Published 4th February, 2021

Kainos partners with UK-wide charity to provide virtual work experience in Northern Ireland

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Published 28th January, 2021

A helping hand with work experience placements

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Published 12th January, 2021

Solent LEP launches ‘Get On Track’ programme for 16 to 18-year-olds

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Published 25th November, 2020

Experience Nursing 2021

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Published 10th March, 2020

Quiz the Speaker – Interview Case Study

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Published 10th March, 2020

What does an SFS talk look like?

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Published 10th March, 2020

Ask the Expert – How do expert insights talk work?

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Published 10th March, 2020

Encouraging students to embrace individuality and build confidence

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Published 23rd February, 2020

Placement Spotlight – A week working in the wild with the National Trust

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