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1 Working together to help young women achieve their potential www.inspiringwomencampaign.org

2 Why is it so important?

3 https://www.youtube.com/user/EducationEmployers/featured

4 Our vision That every school and college has an effective partnership with employers to provide its young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential and so to secure the UK's future prosperity. Charity - Education and Employers Taskforce

5 What are the campaign’s objectives? Give girls and young women the opportunity to hear from women in a diverse range of jobs Support schools to run events to challenge gendered stereotypes about the world of work Reach out to over 500,000 girls/young women across the country Have over 25,000 female volunteers signed up to the Inspiring the Future service

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7 7 95% of young people would like employers to be more involved in providing advice and guidance about careers and jobs 42% of young people had no contact with employers at all Young people who had been in contact with 4 or more employers were nearly twice as likely to believe that they had a good idea of the knowledge and skills needed for the jobs they wanted to do It’s who you meet: Research shows a significant link between young people’s experience of the world of work whilst at school and the chances of their becoming NEET 26.1% of young people who could recall no contact with employers whilst at school went on to become NEET This reduced significantly to 4.3% for those who had taken part in four or more activities involving employers

8 8 ITF – Rating by teachers & volunteers

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10 10 Impact

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14 Examples of job titles on Inspiring Women 14 Adventure Journalist Aerospace Engineer Airline CaptainArchitectAssistant Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Assistant Private Secretary to Leader of the House of Lords BarristerBridge Designer Carpenter Chief Executive Consultant Neurosurgeon Consulting Psychiatrist in Addictions Demolition Consultant DentistDetective SergeantDiplomatic Service Officer Director of Political & Social Research Director of Strategy & Public Relations EconomistEditorElectrical Engineer EntrepreneurExecutive ChefExecutive Creative Director Film Publicity Manager Freelance Wildlife & Documentary Cameraman GP Head of Digital Communicatio ns HydrogeologistIllustratorInvestment Banker Manufacturing Manager Materials EngineerMember of Parliament Ocean RowerOsteopath PhotographerPolitical Correspondent Principle Design Engineer PublisherResearch ScientistSenior Broadcast Journalist SolicitorSound Recordist Speech and Language Therapist Technical Evangelist TechnologistTravel WriterVice PresidentAdministration Assistant Advance ApprenticeApprentice Engineer Apprentice IT Consultant Cabin Crew Court ClerkCustomer AdvisorFirefighterInternJunior Software Developer Nursing StudentPAPrison OfficerSecretary Staff NurseStore TrainerStudent Paramedic Technician Apprentice Ticket ClerkTrainee ManagerCatering Manager ContractorSystems Engineer

15 15 Example of some of the Employers and Professional bodies signed up

16 16 Signing up is quick and easy

17 17 Signing up is quick and easy Add different specialisms Tell schools a little bit about your job and qualifications Select different activities you could help with Add different locations where you can volunteer in

18 What can I do? Sign up to www.inspiringwomencampaign.org and volunteerwww.inspiringwomencampaign.org Ask your colleagues, employees and networks to sign up Spread the good news – when you are invited to an event let us know, send us pictures, and we’ll share the story Follow the Inspiring Women blog www.itfinspiringwomen.wordpress.com www.itfinspiringwomen.wordpress.com Tell people about us on Facebook, Twitter and blogs @edu_employers facebook.com/inspiringthefuture


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