According to the Business in Britain Manufacturing report carried out by Lloyds Bank the productivity skills gap is most noticeable at management level.

Nearly 200 council house residents in Nottingham have been helped into work by their landlord Nottingham City Homes in partnership with Futures.

A jobs fair, held at the Futures Centre in Mansfield, and in collaboration with Dalmatian job and careers service, has been a huge success.

It’s really important to us to support those working in Careers Guidance with the opportunities to go further. It’s important to us because these people have an immediate and lasting impact on the lives of the people they work with, and we want to make sure they’re doing it to the highest standard. That’s why for over 7 years we’ve been running The Futures Professional Development Centre, delivering Information, Advice and Guidance qualifications and Continuing Professional Development to Careers Leaders and professionals in the sector. Our courses are available to anyone who provides careers advice and guidance in a professional or voluntary role. You could be working in careers guidance in a school, college or university as well as in a human resources setting. We’ve recently been delivering courses in Manchester, Birmingham, Durham, London and Nottingham, and are now very excited to have been awarded a bid to deliver to schools in the Bedford Borough area.

All parents want their children to do well. But things have changed a lot since their school days and it can be difficult for parents to navigate an ever developing school curriculum.