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A new report has revealed that over half of state school students lack access to work experience, putting them at a significant disadvantage when applying to universities. With one third of universities taking work experience into consideration when reviewing applicants, it’s crucial that state schools look to improve work experience offering.
Speakers for Schools’ report also highlights that university applicants from affluent areas of the UK are nearly six times more likely to have a prestigious university offer, such as from a Russell Group institution, than those living in disadvantaged areas.
With a lack of resources, funding and dedicated staff to create work experience offerings, state schools severely struggle finding the capacity to create work experience opportunities for pupils. Yet the UK’s hidden sector of logistics may be the answer that schools are looking for.
Logistics is a career path that over 90% of the UK have never considered, as revealed by Generation Logistics, an awareness campaign for the sector. When it comes to work experience, logistic companies can provide a solution to state schools, with opportunities spanning engineering, digital technology, HR, Marketing, Finance and more.
The Generation Logistics Education Hub is an online, downloadable resource library of KS3 to KS5 curriculum-relevant material for teachers and career advisors. Designed to support education professionals as they mould the next generation of talent, the hub was created to communicate the role of logistics to the modern world and breadth of opportunities available.
Featuring engaging lesson activities, student-ready tools and many other resources, all curriculum-mapped, the Generation Logistics Education Hub provides information and support for teachers as they work to nurture the next generation of talent, while raising awareness of logistics as an exciting and viable career path.
