Working Options in Education

6,490 young people have accessed information and experiences that are directly shaping their future careers and life outcomes through our programmes – in July alone. We’ve supported young people in developing new skills, increasing their awareness of their own abilities, fostering a growth mindset, inspiring higher career aspirations, building resilience, enhancing their sense of agency, and promoting awareness of career pathways. How? Through our career-boosting programmes made possible by our volunteers and supporters: 💡 Industry Insight sessions 💡 Skills workshops 💡 Business challenges 💡 Taster Days 💡 Inclusion Network  💡 Mentoring 💡 Work experience and internships As well as through our partnerships with: 🔥 Inner Spark to deliver impactful Personal Development sessions, and,  💚 Mind of the Student and Inner Spark to bring Mental Health sessions into schools Watch out for our end-of-year report coming this week. It’s been a busy academic year! #CareerDevelopment #MentalHealth #PersonalDevelopment

We focus our work where it can have the greatest impact, for good reason. The recent report by Education Policy Institute, has shown that young people from the most under-resourced backgrounds have an attainment gap of two years compared to their more advantaged peers by the age 16. These young people are just as, and possibly more, talented but circumstances beyond their control leave them more than three grades behind their peers. Empowering these young people to believe in themselves and their potential is essential. Our skills-based programmes offer career-boosting opportunities and foster critical skills including confidence, resilience, and a growth mindset.   We are currently recruiting volunteers to deliver these inspiring sessions in schools across England and Wales. So, if you would like to part of an organisation helping all young people to know their options, to find their careers, then get in touch with our Head of Programme Claire McMaster, Roxie Ford (Wales), Evie Gretton (north of England) or Maariyah Mulla (south of England). https://lnkd.in/ejEmWtcu Rich-poor education gap grows for 16-year-olds in almost all of England | Education | The Guardian

We welcome the introduction of several bills today in the King's Speech, which are aiming to support young people in accessing opportunities to successful and sustained careers, and are keen to find out more details in the weeks ahead. 💡Children’s Wellbeing Bill, prioritising the safety, education, and overall wellbeing of young learners, it seems to be taking steps toward ensuring every child receives the support they need. 💡Quality teaching is essential for empowering young people to succeed in their careers, and we are pleased to see that funding for an additional 6,500 teachers is on its way. 💡The Skills England Bill and Apprenticeship Levy reforms, while we await further details, we’re encouraged by the focus on creating a skilled workforce and hope that this will directly support career opportunities for young people. 

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Tag a teacher for #WorldSkillsDay 👇 Today we join UNICEF UK in highlighting the importance of 'empowering young people with the skills they need to thrive in the 21st century'.   At Working Options in Education we support young people to develop crucial employability skills such as listening, speaking, problem-solving, creativity, staying positive, aiming high, leadership, and teamwork all year round. Our programmes, accredited at Impact Level 3 by Skills Builder Partnership, provide tangible skills that prepare them for the world of work. And they’re completely FREE for schools to access. 100% of teachers we work with recommend us, so if you know a teacher, please, tag them below and we can share more information about how their students can benefit. #WorldSkillsDay #EmployabilitySkills #SkillsForLife

Did you know we're on TikTok (workingoptions)? 1.2 million young people do! In the last six months we've achieved: 4,821,542 views 288,943 engagements Not bad for an organisation who only started to implement their digital strategy last November ... so year on year our digital reach is up 4096%. And in the next six months … We're not planning on slowing down just because we've already reached our ambitious targets for the whole year. We're going to continue working with young people in focus groups, to make sure we're creating content around the topics that are relevant to them now, and with our supportive partners to bring insights from a wide background of industries and personal experiences. If you’d like to get involved, as an individual or as an organisation, DM our Marketing Manager, Susanna Plummer.

"What advice would you give to someone starting out in their career?". Here is former US President Barack Obama's answer ...

Think you can inspire a room of 70 young people? It’s hard, but incredibly rewarding.

Friday thanks to the University of Exeter and two of their superstar student's who've been working with us on internships this month. ⭐️Rhiannon Mangad, who's detailed research has helped to whip our Instagram content plan into shape (a very talented woman actively searching for her next role within the law – please DM her if you have an opportunity you can extend). ⭐️Lydia Scott, for an in-depth look at our TikTok performance and a solid strategy for building its performance further. These internships are fully funded and organised by #ExeterUni, and we are incredibly grateful for their support (Emily Hayter, Carly Ainsworth, Andrea Hodges). #UoEPathways #internship #employmentskills

This #SocialMobilityDay we ask you to volunteer with us to #ShareMoments throughout the year 👇