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Entering the world of work is an exciting, transformative time for any young person. But it can come with a sense of pressure for teachers, parents and guardians who want to ensure that the younger generation get the best start they can. With a little preparation, we can ensure young people are equipped to make informed choices about their future career paths.

A career in education...

Women Returners and STEM Returners have launched the second phase of a successful return-to-work support programme, which has helped more than 40 parents and carers with engineering and tech experience get back to their careers.

Supported by the Minister for Women, Maria Caulfield, STEM ReCharge is providing career coaching, job skills training, mentoring and technical refresh...

• New TUC analysis finds more than 1.46 million women are kept out of the labour market because of their caring responsibilities
• Women in their 30s are hardest hit – one in 10 women in this age group drop out of the jobs market because of pressures of looking after their family
• Union body calls for funded childcare and flexible working rights for all to keep women in
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• Women facing work barriers due to caring to be helped back to careers
• Minister for Women and Equalities invests in pilot to get returners into STEM
• 43% of STEM vacancies are hard to fill; women make up 29.4% of the STEM workforce; 75,000 STEM returners
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• New careers programme will open primary school children’s eyes to the world of future job possibilities and challenge stereotypes
• Young people to benefit from new law so they learn about the variety of exciting career routes available
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