October 6, 2021 | Speakers for Schools

Day: 6 October 2021

  • Portrait of Doctor Funke Abimbola MBE

    Dr. Funke Abimbola MBE – Solicitor, Business Leader and Diversity Campaigner

    Dr. Funke Abimbola MBE – Solicitor, Business Leader and Diversity Campaigner 06/10/2021 KS 3 – 5/S 1 – 6 Join us for a broadcast with Dr Funke Abimbola MBE! Funke discusses her career and achievements and how we can ensure that we are engaging with Black History Month.

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  • Dr Rebecca Hall – Author and Professor

    Dr Rebecca Hall – Author and Professor 06/07/21 KS5 ONLY Join our broadcast in partnership with Penguin. We’re excited to welcome Dr Hall, Professor and Author of the book, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts. Dr Hall discusses some of the key topics from her book which will include the impact that slave […]

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  • Get Into Property – With Stephen Yorke, Founder At Property Chronicle, And Camilla Powell Tuck, Asset Manager At Clearbell

    Get Into Property – With Stephen Yorke, Founder At Property Chronicle, And Camilla Powell Tuck, Asset Manager At Clearbell 05/05/21 KS4-5/S4-6 Our speakers share their knowledge on the property business in the UK and how your students can learn more and get involved in an essay competition. Over 1.2 million people in the UK work […]

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  • Virtual Work Experience

    Virtual Work Experience Boom

    Virtual Work Experience Boom We have all experienced the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but young people have been disproportionately affected, suffering major disruption to their education and reduced opportunities for in-person extra-curricular activities, including traditional careers-related learning activities. Students at secondary school and college have always felt the pressure when it comes to finding […]

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

    The future is bright now as thousands more are working for the planet Source – The Sun, 2 April 2021 GROW a brighter future with a green career. The Government last year pledged to create 90,000 “eco” jobs by 2024 and research reveals the change is already happening. Rosie King studied chemical engineering at Newcastle […]

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  • Dstl holds first ever virtual work experience sessions

    Dstl holds first ever virtual work experience sessions More than 60 pupils from across the UK have applied to take part in the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s very first virtual work experience placements. Source – Gov.uk – 29 March 2021 Students aged 14 to 19 will take part in sessions which will run over […]

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  • HarperCollins launches book club with Speakers for Schools

    HarperCollins launches book club with Speakers for Schools Source – The Bookseller, 26 March 2021 Educational equality charity Speakers for Schools is teaming up with HarperCollins on virtual book clubs for young people who have missed out on learning over the past year. Alongside Book Clubs in Schools, an organisation delivering interactive weekly book clubs, […]

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