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We're a UK-wide youth charity on a mission to help you find your feet and get the best possible start in life.

Our Career Personality Quiz is a quick, fun way to find out which types of careers are most likely to suit you and to get tailored updates about our latest work experience and inspirational talks.

Helping students like you!

Meet Josh and Joyce, two of the million-plus young people from across the UK who have felt their confidence skyrocket thanks to using our extraordinary programmes during their time at school and college!

Meet some of our employers

We offer free work experience opportunities with hundreds of leading employers from big-name businesses you'll already know to others you've yet to discover. With new employers coming on board all the time, here are a few of our top employers!

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Speakers for Schools | Career Guidance and Work Experience for Students

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Discover Speakers for Schools, a UK-wide youth charity dedicated to helping students find their footing in life. Explore our career guidance resources, gain world-class work experience, and listen to inspirational talks from high-achieving professionals. Start your journey to success with us today.

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Cliciwch y ddolen i gofrestru ar ein portal neu i fewngofnodi.

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Speakers for Schools account registration

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Elusen yw Speakers for Schools a sefydlwyd yn 2010 gyda'r bwriad o roi mynediad i rwydweithiau o gysylltiadau cyflogwyr i bob person ifanc. Cynigir ei wasanaethau a'i gymorth yn rhad ac am ddim i ysgolion.

Mae Gyrfa Cymru wedi partneru â Speakers for Schools er mwyn rhoi gwybod i athrawon am eu rhaglenni profiad gwaith a siaradwyr.

Mae profiad gwaith yn galluogi disgyblion i brofi byd gwaith yn uniongyrchol. Bydd yn rhoi cyfle iddynt ddatblygu sgiliau a magu hyder.

Mae rhaglen Ysbrydoli Siaradwyr i Speakers for Schools yn rhoi mynediad i ysgolion at sgyrsiau rhithwir gan siaradwyr proffil uchel, dylanwadol ac ysbrydoledig o feysydd busnes, gwleidyddiaeth, adloniant a chwaraeon.

Gall athrawon a hoffai helpu eu disgyblion i gael mynediad at brofiad gwaith gofrestru drwy wefan Speakers for Schools i gael gwybod am amrywiaeth o leoliadau cyffrous.

Efallai y byddech hefyd yn hoffi

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Speakers for Schools - Gwybodaeth i ysgolion

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Elusen yw Speakers for Schools a sefydlwyd yn 2010 gyda'r bwriad o roi mynediad i rwydweithiau o gysylltiadau cyflogwyr i bob person ifanc. Cynigir ei wasanaethau a'i gymorth yn rhad ac am ddim i ysgolion. Mae Gyrfa Cymru wedi partneru â Speakers for Schools er mwyn rhoi gwybod i athrawon am eu rhaglenni profiad gwaith a siaradwyr.

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Bwriad ein gwasanaethau ydy rhoi dealltwriaeth well i'ch pobl ifanc am beth mae Speakers for Schools yn cynnig, sut i  gofrestru a sut i ymgeisio am gyfleoedd.

I drafod eich anghenion, cysylltwch â Rhianydd Lewis, Education Relationship Manager i Gymru ar rhianydd.lewis@speakersforschools.org

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Speakers for Schools account registration

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Welcome to our work experience opportunities page - the perfect place to start your career journey! Explore the latest placements on offer from hundreds of employers across a wide range of industries.

Search for a specific employer or use the filters on the right to help you find online placements based on your age or the industry you're interested in. Then simply click on the 'Read more' button to go through to our portal to apply.

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Explore diverse work experience opportunities with renowned professionals. Gain valuable skills and insights through our engaging programmes. Start your journey today with Speakers for Schools.

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Welcome to our work experience opportunities page - the perfect place to start your career journey! Explore the latest placements on offer from hundreds of employers across a wide range of industries.

Search for a specific employer or use the filters on the right to help you find online placements based on your age or the industry you're interested in. Then simply click on the 'Read more' button to go through to our portal to apply.

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Dewch i'n dilyn ni ar gyfer yr holl newyddion a diweddariadau

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Speakers for Schools, Wales, London, United Kingdom. 197 likes · 3 talking about this. Speakers for Schools aims to end educational inequality by giving young people access to the same networks as...

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Elusen yw Speakers for Schools a sefydlwyd yn 2010 gyda'r bwriad o roi mynediad i rwydweithiau o gysylltiadau cyflogwyr i bob person ifanc. Cynigir ei wasanaethau a'i gymorth yn rhad ac am ddim i ysgolion.

Mae Gyrfa Cymru wedi partneru â Speakers for Schools er mwyn rhoi gwybod i athrawon am eu rhaglenni profiad gwaith a siaradwyr.

Mae profiad gwaith yn galluogi disgyblion i brofi byd gwaith yn uniongyrchol. Bydd yn rhoi cyfle iddynt ddatblygu sgiliau a magu hyder.

Mae rhaglen Ysbrydoli Siaradwyr i Speakers for Schools yn rhoi mynediad i ysgolion at sgyrsiau rhithwir gan siaradwyr proffil uchel, dylanwadol ac ysbrydoledig o feysydd busnes, gwleidyddiaeth, adloniant a chwaraeon.

Gall athrawon a hoffai helpu eu disgyblion i gael mynediad at brofiad gwaith gofrestru drwy wefan Speakers for Schools i gael gwybod am amrywiaeth o leoliadau cyffrous.

Efallai y byddech hefyd yn hoffi

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Speakers for Schools - Gwybodaeth i ysgolion

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Elusen yw Speakers for Schools a sefydlwyd yn 2010 gyda'r bwriad o roi mynediad i rwydweithiau o gysylltiadau cyflogwyr i bob person ifanc. Cynigir ei wasanaethau a'i gymorth yn rhad ac am ddim i ysgolion. Mae Gyrfa Cymru wedi partneru â Speakers for Schools er mwyn rhoi gwybod i athrawon am eu rhaglenni profiad gwaith a siaradwyr.

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Julie Timothy - Head of Engagement, Wales

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julie.timothy@speakersforschools.org

Julie ydw i a fi ydy'r Head of Engagement i Gymru. Yn y gorffennol rydw i wedi gweithio mewn nifer o rolau cyflogadwyedd gwahanol yn y sectorau preifat, cyhoeddus a'r drydydd sector. Rydw i hefyd wedi rheoli Prosiect Cwricwlwm mewn Cyd-destun dros dair blynedd gyda CITB. Enw'r prosiect ydy Go Construct - Educate ac mae ar gael i bob ysgol yng Nghymru ar Hwb.
Rydw i'n hoffi bwyta allan, pob math o chwaraeon (gwylio yn bennaf erbyn hyn!), cerdded a bod yn yr awyr agored.

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Hayley Boulton - Rheolwr Cyswllt Rhanbarthol Cymru

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Hayley Boulton - Rheolwr Cyswllt Rhanbarthol Cymru

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Hayley.Boulton@speakersforschools.org

Hayley ydw i a fi ydy Rheolwr Cyswllt Rhanbarthol Cymru. Rydw i'n awyddus i gefnogi busnesau yng Nghymru i greu cyfleoedd a phrofiadau gwych i ysbrydoli a datblygu sgiliau ein pobl ifanc.
Rydw i'n hoff iawn o bopeth celf a chrefft, dartiau a darllen.

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Kelly Garrigan-Cooper - Delivery Partner, Wales

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Kelly Garrigan-Cooper - Delivery Partner, Wales

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Kelly ydy'r Delivery Partner i Gymru. Mae hi wedi gweithio ym maes addysg am dros 15 mlynedd ac mae ganddi angerdd dros rymuso pobl ifanc. Mae Kelly wrth ei bodd yn darllen ac mae ganddi ddiddorden mewn adar.

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Ydy digwyddiadau cynnar yn gallu siapio llwyddiant yn y dyfodol?
Yn eu podlediad Past Imperfect, mae Rachel Sylvester a Alice Thomson colofnwyr yn The Times yn siarad â phobl eithriadol am sut wnaeth cyfnodau yn eu bywydau cynnar ffurfio eu hunaniaeth, gyrfaoedd a'u hysfa i lwyddo. Crëwyd y podlediad mewn cysylltiad â Speakers for Schools.
Mae penodau blaenorol wedi cynnwyd James Dyson, Mary Portas, Lawrence Chaney a Shirley Ballas. Bydd penodau yn y dyfodol gyda Ugo Monye, Minnie Driver a Tom Kerridge.

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Can early events shape future success? Times' columnists, Rachel Sylvester and Alice Thomson talk to outstanding people about how moments in their early lives informed their identities, their careers and their drive to succeed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Can early events shape future success? Times' columnists, Rachel Sylvester and Alice Thomson talk to outstanding people about how moments in their early lives informed their identities, their careers and their drive to succeed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Bydd y gyfres NTBC nesaf yn dechrau yn ystod tymor yr Hydref.
Erioed wedi clywed am NTBC? Eisiau gwybod mwy? Dilynwch y ddolen am fwy o wybodaeth.

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in partnership with Penguin

Our online book club for state schools and colleges is a school reading group with a difference. Created to help 11-19-year-olds enjoy reading within a welcoming peer community, it introduces six books for teens over the course of a year and includes opportunities to meet a diverse range of speakers and industry experts. Educators will need to create a Speakers for Schools account to take part.

Already have a Speakers for Schools educator account? Sign in here

Tell your students these 4 reasons

why they should take part

Find out about our featured reads

For every featured read, we hold four dedicated live events on Wednesdays from 3.30 to 4.30 pm.

We start the new academic year with a trailblazing verse novel about finding your voice and freedom from expectations by Manjeet Mann.

Our schedule is now shaping up and you can sign up now for the first live event taking place in September 2023.

The One Memory of Flora Banks - Emily Barr

The One Memory of Flora Banks

A story of bravery, secrecy and lies, love and loss.

Got a Speakers for Schools account?
Now take part in 4 simple steps

Educator Selects Picks

Select the featured reads for your school/college.

Order Books

Order copies of the book in advance for your students.

Advertise to Students

Collate the names of students who wish to take part.

Join In

Join the online live events using the links we send you!

Develop a reading culture in your school

Hundreds of schools have taken part in National Teen Book Club since its launch. Here's what just a handful of the school staff who have joined us previously have had to say...

Watch our short video to see how it works

In just one minute you'll discover everything you need to know about our enriching online book club.

Share it with your students to inspire their next chapter!

Answers to your Frequently Asked Questions

Speakers for Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all users, whether that is in a classroom, workplace environment, or in a virtual setting. Access the full Safeguarding Policy Statement here.
Please note: as you would expect, the educator retains primary responsibility for student behaviour and safeguarding.

We primarily cater to young people aged 14-19 as the featured reads fall under the category of Young Adult fiction (YA fiction) which is aimed at readers aged 14+. However, in response to requests, we will allow young people aged 11-13 to take part provided you as the educator are happy to support their participation. Trigger warnings will be issued in advance and it will be at your discretion to decide whether you deem the reading material suitable for all the students in your group. Readers read at their own pace, so there is no pressure to keep to a reading schedule.

The only cost for taking part is the charge for purchasing the heavily discounted book! We'll explain how to order at a discount once you're school or college is registered. You may also be able to get discounted audiobook or eBook for some titles.

To participate, you (the educator) will need to register your student group with our easy and safeguarded system and ensure that each young person has access to our featured book. National Teen Book Club is delivered online via Microsoft Teams, which means that you can include an unlimited number of young people from your school or college in your student group. For each featured read, we run four weekly live events that take place on Wednesdays from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm. The event link is shared via email with you (the educator) and it will fall to you to ensure that there is a responsible adult on site with your students to supervise and facilitate each of the weekly sessions in a classroom or assembly hall at your school/college's premises. There will be points during the live events when you and your students can opt to join in by appearing on camera, speaking over the microphone or writing comments in the chat. Please be aware that we record all the live events and will be making them publicly available via our website afterwards, so you will need to check your school policies and permissions with regard to consent. We have a template consent form for parents HERE.

No specialist training is required. We recommend downloading the Teams app for ease, then simply click the event links to join the live sessions. We will guide you through the rest.

National Teen Book Club encourages young people to read widely for pleasure while developing knowledge, skills, and confidence in responding critically, evaluatively, and creatively. The programme provides a chance to read, understand, and share a personal response to a selection of six different texts over the course of the year, examining the language, form, and structure used by the writer and considering each individual book's themes in relation to its context.

Young Adult fiction (YA fiction) deals with topical, challenging, and sometimes controversial themes, many of which link to the PSHE curriculum, and which are often explored from new perspectives.

As well as being an enrichment activity that can enhance literacy and critical thinking skills, National Teen Book Club offers a novel way to supplement your students' careers education. Over the course of the live events, students will gain a greater insight into careers in publishing, meet people working in a wide range of roles, and build their employability skills. As such, this programme meets Gatsby Benchmark 5.

National Teen Book Club links to the Skills Builder Framework for essential skills - most closely the skills of Listening and Speaking. There will be plenty of opportunities for your students to practice these skills, but to develop these skills, they must actively participate in the discussion groups. As their facilitator, any help you can provide to encourage your students' active participation will assist them in this regard.

Ideally, you and your entire student group will need to join us for each of the four live events relating to the featured read to gain the full benefit of the programme. If your class - or an individual student - misses one, they'll be able to watch the recording back on Vimeo via our website. We know things may come up which prevent you attending on occasion too: rest assured that any adult facilitator from your school/college is able to cover the session. Please note that we do not expect students to follow a reading schedule so there is no pressure to read the book at a certain pace.

We read a diverse range of books and enjoy six specially selected picks per academic year. Past featured reads from the last academic year (2022 to 2023) have included novels by Femi Fadugba, Karen M. McManus, Natasha Bowen, Mariam Ansar, Jenny Ireland, and Jen St. Jude. Details of our upcoming books will be shared on the website as they are announced. You can also stay up-to-date by signing up to our mailing list

No specialist training is required. You can simply click the event link sent via email to join the live sessions. We will guide you through the rest.

If you have any further questions,

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Join the National Teen Book Club and work with award-winning authors and our network UK state-schools book clubs. Gain insights from authors, illustrators, publishers, and literary agents. Sign up for our next session starting 20th September 2023.

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Wedi atodi mae dyddiadau'r NTBC ar gyfer y flwyddyn academaidd nesaf.

Rydyn ni hefyd yn awyddus i ddilyn thema dros y flwyddyn nesaf a hoffem ni dderbyn eich adborth chi! Rydyn ni wedi creu holiadur byr a byddwn ni'n ddiolchgar iawn os allech chi gymryd yr amser i'w gwblhau.

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Speakers for Schools is excited to present its weekly broadcast schedule! This schedule will be updated regularly and talks will be targeted to different age groups are accessible via signing up using the registration from links below. registration closes at 12pm the day before the broadcast date - links are then sent out by email that afternoon.

Tips on participating in the Broadcast
To access the talks, links should be opened in a browser that is not Internet Explorer and students should join the live event anonymously, there is no need to create a log in.
Students wishing to see subtitles for the broadcast can turn them on via the panel on the right-hand side of the screen.

Further guidance on how to access talks can be found here.

Questions for speakers can be submitted via Q+A Function during the talk which will be made live for students to submit questions. The questions submitted will be moderated by a member of the SFS team and approved if relevant.

We send out the join link to our broadcasts the day before. Should you require the join link earlier, please email broadcasts@speakersforschools.org

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Stay updated with Speakers for Schools' weekly broadcast schedule. Engage in enlightening talks targeted for different age groups. Register now and join the conversation!

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Sesiwn 1-2 awr ydy Discovery Workshop sy'n galluogi cyflogwyr i gyfathrebu gyda grwpiau mawr o bobl ifanc rhwng 16-19 oed. Mae'r sesiynau'n digwydd yn fyw mewn ystafell dosbarth neu gyda grŵp blwyddyn gyfan.

Ar agor i fyfyrwyr mewn colegau AB ar draws Cymru, bydd cyflogwyr yn darparu amrywiaeth o gynnwys ysgafn am eu cymdeithas, sector, llwybrau gyrfa, rôl swyddi a phynciau llosg. Bydd y sesiynau'n cynnwys cyflwyniadau, cynnwys fideo, trafodaethau panel, taith rithiol o'r lle gwaith a sesiynau Holi ac Ateb.

Dim ond addysgwyr neu goleg sy'n gallu cofrestru ar gyfer y sesiynau gan nad ydynt ar agor i geisiadau uniongyrchol oddi wrth fyfyrwyr.

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A Discovery Workshop is a 1-2 hour session which enables live employer interaction with large groups of young people virtually, aged 11-13 or 14-19, via our Google Meet platform within a classroom setting or whole year groups.Please note these sessions can only be booked by an educator or school

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Digwyddiadau aml ddiwrnod ydy Profiad Gwaith Rhithwir. Fel arfer maen nhw'n para 3-5 diwrnod ac wedi'u haneli at bobl ifanc 14-19 oed gyda'r bwriad o ehangu eu sgiliau.

Mae'r lleoliadau hyn yn gyfleoedd trochi sy'n canolbwyntio ar ddisgyblaethau rôl gyrfa penodol.

Yn ystod y lleoliadau bydd gan y pobl ifanc cyfle i weithio ar prosiectau tim, datblygu sgiliau meddal a derbyn cyngor am yrfaoedd.

Mae myfyrwyr yn cwblhau proses o ymgeisio a bod ar restr fer.

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Welcome to our work experience opportunities page - the perfect place to start your career journey! Explore the latest placements on offer from hundreds of employers across a wide range of industries.

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Bwriad Sesiynau Mewnwelediad ydy ysbrydoli posibiliadau ar gyfer pobl ifanc 14-19 oed.

Mae'r sesiynau'n amrywio o ychydig oriau i ddiwrnod cyfan ac yn rhoi archwiliad dwfn i ran o fusnes neu ddiwydiant.
Yn ystod y sesiynau mewnwelediad byd pobl ifanc yn datblygu sgiliau cyflogadwyedd, yn dysgu am lwybrau gyrfaoedd sy'n ysbrydoli ac yn cael cyflwyniad i fyd gwaith.

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Welcome to our work experience opportunities page - the perfect place to start your career journey! Explore the latest placements on offer from hundreds of employers across a wide range of industries.

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Welcome to our work experience opportunities page - the perfect place to start your career journey! Explore the latest placements on offer from hundreds of employers across a wide range of industries. Search for a specific employer or use the filters on the right to help you find online placements based on your age or the industry you're interested in.