Speakers for Schools

We couldn't be more proud to share our official campaign video 'Everyone Should Have A Work Experience Story'. A huge thank you to the amazing Lucky Generals for creating this hugely impactful film, and to all the celebrities who took the time to share their stories with us - and spoiler alert there's some real gems in there. If you believe, as we do, that work experience should be a right and not a privilege for the lucky few, please share this video and pledge your support for our campaign here: https://lnkd.in/eQG6pSng #workexperienceforall

We have submitted our evidence to the Curriculum and Assessment Review. Our submission asserts that all young people should be entitled to careers education, with work experience as an integral component, embedded within a broad and balanced curriculum. This approach will help equip young people with the knowledge, skills, and experiences necessary for further education, training, and employment. Achieving this is essential to ensuring that the education system provides fair life chances for every young person. Read more about our key messages for the review and where to find our full submission. ?? #educationmatters #careerseducation #workexperience

Just wrapped a very rewarding week in which we hosted our first virtual work experience for more than 70 students across the UK, supported by Speakers for Schools. Outreach opportunities are one of the best parts of working at the SKA Observatory. The students spoke to 14 members of our team (pictured) across science, engineering, project management and business enabling, and five from our UK partner STFC during three days of discussions and activities. Listening to the students reflect on the experience and the impact it had on them was quite special. One noted that their eyes had been opened to what to consider beyond the individual tasks of a given role, from the work environment to the team around you: “It’s not just about the work, it’s about life.” Words of advice from the speakers were still being repeated in breakout rooms hours later, including my favourite from Betty Kioko: “Give yourself permission to pivot in your career.” I wish we could know all the things they’ll go on to achieve. Thank you to Speakers for Schools for giving us this opportunity, especially Jenni Marshall (McCallen), Kelly Garrigan-Cooper and Karen Hillis for guiding us through it all. #education #TeamSKA

Have your learners ever wondered what it’s like to be part of the magic on a massive film set???? Join us online this #DiscoverCreativeCareers Week for our Wicked Futures Careers Panel with Speakers for Schools and hear from production trainees who worked on #WickedMovie!? ??Thursday 21 November ?10:00-11:00am To celebrate Discover Creative Careers Week (18-22 Nov), this session will draw on the spellbinding story and the behind-the-scenes talent that helped bring Wicked to life on the big screen, in cinemas November 22. Offering insights and inspiration to educators, careers professionals, and young people who might be unfamiliar with the many diverse job roles involved in these industries, trainees who worked on the film will reveal all about their magical time and experiences on Wicked?? Book now! https://lnkd.in/eUW-hdDT Continue to manifest careers success with our Wicked Futures careers-focused learning programme, created in partnership with Universal Pictures International Entertainment, to help young people aged 12-18 fly into their futures with confidence. Download today: https://bit.ly/4dReSd5 #Film #Education #ScreenIndustries #CreativeCareers #PowerOfFilm #ScreenCareers

Loved being part of the Discover creative careers programme by ScreenSkills and Speakers for Schools with Create Central So good to share tips and learnings from an almost 30 year broadcasting career and how many of those are transferable into agency life too at Lunar Agency Genuinely still feel like I’m just starting. Might be time for a new picture tho!

Last week we teamed up for a second time with Speakers for Schools in the run-up to this weeks Discover Creative Careers Week! Across three consecutive days we took a group of students across a 'Virtual Work Experience' where we explored the diverse roles and work that exists in Visual Effects (VFX) and Animation! A big 'thank you' to our supporters and speakers across the event: Jonny Adamson from DNEG Phil Dobree VFX and Animation Founder and C-suite exec Ben Louden of Viridian FX Emily Bland and Emma Ellul at Industrial Light & Magic Emma Kolasinska from Lux Aeterna VFX Saint Walker at University of Hertfordshire Kate Gabriel from No.8 Ceylan Shevket Jawara from Atomic Arts Brenda Ximena Roldan Romero of London ACM SIGGRAPH Tiago Faria from BlueBolt Nene Parsotam at ACCESS: VFX #speakersforschools #workexperience #accessvfx #discovercreativecareersweek #vfx #visualeffects #animation #games

?? As part of my ongoing series of interesting career conversation interviews with inspiring leaders live here on LinkedIn, I am excited to say that my next guest is Nick Brook! Nick is the Chief Executive Officer of leading social mobility charity, Speakers for Schools. He joined Speakers for Schools in March 2023, having previously worked at the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT - The school leaders' union) where he was Deputy General Secretary for more than six years. Nick started his career as a primary teacher and has over twenty five years’ experience of delivery in not-for-profit and public sector organisations, including central Government, local Government and schools. For ten years, as a Senior Civil Servant, he shaped policy and transformed delivery in some of the most high-profile areas in Government. This includes Ofsted, the UK Home Office and the Training and Development Agency for Schools. As Deputy General Secretary of NAHT, Nick chaired high-profile and influential commissions on school accountability and improvement, building coalitions of support to achieve shifts in national policy and on-the-ground practice. In 2022, he was appointed as independent chair of the DfE’s Strategic Tutoring Advisory Group, providing advice to Ministers on actions to improve the impact of tutoring on the achievement of disadvantaged pupils. ? I look forward to you joining me live here on LinkedIn for my interview with Nick! ?? Date: Friday 22nd November ?? Time: 12 PM UK time? ?? Venue: Live on my LinkedIn page

High-quality #career provision is transformational for young people. Ten years on from the introduction of the #GatsbyBenchmarks, Gatsby Charitable Foundation has launched 'Good Career Guidance: The Next Ten Years.' The report outlines changes designed to ensure that the Gatsby Benchmarks have an even greater impact on young people. The report highlights five main themes that have informed the updates: 1. Placing careers at the heart of education and leadership. 2. Increasing attention to inclusion, especially for disadvantaged young people and those with SEND, who may need additional support. 3. Emphasising flexible delivery of varied encounters and experiences, including the use of technology alongside—not instead of—in-person activities. 4. Focusing on the use of information and data to support young people’s informed decision-making, and tailoring support to individual needs. 5. Embedding the engagement of parents and carers into planning, with more emphasis on sharing information to help support their child. Effective career provision is essential for improving outcomes for young people, supporting them in becoming informed, confident, and inspired about their futures, while equipping them with the knowledge and skills they need to transition into employment. The Gatsby Benchmarks have provided a framework to strategically approach career education, helping to raise the importance and visibility of careers guidance. #goodcareersguidance #socialmobility

As a Speakers for Schools member , last week I invited students from Villiers High School in Southall to Ealing Council (London Borough of Ealing) town centre. As well as a visit to Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, we discussed the challenges and opportunities in Ealings regeneration and the role stakeholders play in delivering its buildings and infrastructure . Many thanks to Mandar Puranik, Laura McLean, Vincent Walsh at Ealing Council (London Borough of Ealing) for engaging with us to hear how the town centre can be better shaped to attract more youngsters from across the borough . Thanks also the Art& Design teachers at Villiers High School who continually work hard to ensure that students at the school are given an opportunity to explore professions in art, design, architecture and engineering.The day was captured by Jasmine Sandhu an Ealing based art photographer.

Discover! Creative Careers Week launches today. Read our article for more about some of the brilliant encounters taking place. #discovercreativecareers #creativeindustries Department for Culture, Media and Sport Arts Council England ScreenSkills Creative UK Speakers for Schools