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The Our Future Derby initiative is designed to enhance social mobility, improve gender equality and expand opportunities for primary school children in 32 primary schools across 7 of the most deprived Wards in Derby city. In March 2019, the Derby Opportunity Area Board commissioned Education and Employers to lead a consortium of partners to co-design and deliver a new career-related learning (CRL) initiative in Derby primary schools. The work was undertaken between April 2019 - December 2020. The programme has recently been extended into Year 2 from 6th January 2021 until 31st July 2021. The Our Future Derby (OFD) programme aims to: (1) Open children's eyes to their future possibilities; (2) Enable teachers to link classroom learning for children with their future opportunities through bespoke [continuous professional development] CPD sessions; (3) Engage local employers to widen children's horizons; (4) Work with parents and carers to raise their children's aspirations; and (5) Develop children's employability skills.

The four aims of the Our Future Derby evaluation are: (1) To assess the extent to which current CRL programme design and delivery are effective in achieving set goals and key performance indicators; (2) To assess the range of high-quality inputs, outputs and outcomes drawing on key findings from children, teachers, parents and employer perspectives; (3) To generate intelligence to inform sustainable CRL policies and practices across the city; (4) To identify areas in which the CRL programme could be further improved in Year 2 and ensure the approach remains sustainable and fit for purpose. This Year 1 report (2019-2020) provides an overview of key findings including new approaches to virtual CRL delivery.

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