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Insight briefing 3: The promise of primary - final pilot findings 
 

New evidence from all three waves of Start Small; Dream Big  

This final report brings together evidence of impact across all three waves of Start Small; Dream Big. The pilot set out to test whether structured career-related learning in primary schools could broaden horizons and aspirations and challenge stereotypes from an early age. Thanks to our partners, Careers Hubs, employers and schools, the pilot has transformed how careers education is delivered in primary schools.  

Key findingsfocus on: 

  • Empowering schools and educators 
  • Broadening pupils’ horizons and challenging stereotypes 
  • Stronger engagement with employers and parents 

 

Read the insight briefing and full report here.  

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Careers Excellence Seminar

The Careers & Enterprise Company hosted its sixth Careers Excellence Seminar in March 2025, focussing on the importance of driving impact in early careers education.

In case you missed it or would like to re-watch the incredible discussions and share with your network, you can watch the entire stream here.

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Primary school pilot to help children dream big about their future careers

A new £2.6 million pilot programme launches today targeting 2,250 primary schools and 600,000 pupils, located in 55 Education Investment Areas (EIAs). The goal is to encourage children from disadvantaged backgrounds to dream big about their future careers.

 

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Raising Aspiration: Primary Fund findings

We hear from Rachel Green, at CEC. In this blog, she shares key learnings from our newly published Primary Fund Evaluation Report.

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Transition Guide from Primary to Secondary: enhancing careers education and supporting parental engagement

This guide has been developed primarily for Careers Leaders in secondary schools, to help them to consider how to weave careers education and parental engagement into the transition process.

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New CDI primary framework

The Career Development Institute (CDI) recently produced a Career Development Framework for primary schools to support the delivery of career-related learning from nursery through to Year 6.