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Primary schools can play a crucial role in helping their pupils to raise aspirations, broaden horizons, challenge stereotypes and develop the skills and sense of self to help reach their full potential.

 

Our career-related learning resources for primary schools includes activities to give pupils a wide range of experiences of education, transitions and the world of work.

 

You can easily access and browse them all, in one convenient place, by visiting our Resource Directory.

 

Find out more about why starting aspirations conversations early can be so powerful for children in our video.

 

Start Small; Dream Big, our new primary pilot programme

The £2.6 million pilot primary programme, will target 2,250 primary schools, in 55 Education Investment Areas, to help children dream big about their future careers.

Read about the Primary bid

Primary school resources

We have a suite of resources to support primary related career learning. You can easily access and browse them all, in one convenient place, by visiting our Resource Directory.

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Our evidence

Raising Aspiration: Primary Fund findings

Rachel Green, Education Engagement and Development Manager at CEC, shares key learnings from our newly published Primary Fund Evaluation.

13 Jul 2021

Primary Fund Evaluation Report

This report presents the findings of the Primary Fund Evaluation including evidence and examples of what effective career-related learning in primary education looks like.

13 Jul 2021

What Works - Best Practice Guides

Read our evidence about what works in schools and colleges with our best practice guides.