Forward Planning Notice - Education/Careers/Schools/Parenting

5th-10th March - National CareersWeek(UK)

26th April - Take your child to work day (US and UK)

Expert available for interview (live and pre-rec), editorial commission and comment!

Edd Williams is the author of ‘Is Your School Lying To You? Get The Career You Want. Get The Life You Deserve.' (January 30 2018, Ortus Press, £11.99) Edd spent years as a successful recruitment consultant and now works as an academic and careers consultant (Duart Consultants), school governor, parent and writer. Press copies of ‘Is Your School Lying To You?' are available too:beckysmith@literallypr.com

Key talking points:

• How and why is the careers and university advice dished out in secondary schools so out-dated / unhelpful?
• What impact will the Government's new Careers Strategy make to careers advice in schools?
• How has the job market changed and what options are open to 15-19-year olds today?
• What are employers looking for from the new generation of ‘workers'?
• What can schools do to provide real-world advice to students during National Careers Week (5-10thMarch)?
• Are the teachers we trust with our children's futures lacking essential skills and experience to competently advice on careers and university choices?
• What's the point of work experience? How do you get a decent placement?
• Does a 15-year-old need a decent CV?
• Why is careers advice in secondary schools often so focused on university degrees?
• What can parents do to help their children make decisions around their education and careers from a place that is more informed and unbiased than they may be getting elsewhere?

"I think young people deserve better, so that's what this book is about, to help you, the parents - know what you can do to help and why you shouldn't take everything the school says at face value or you, the student - to figure out how to make the most of the opportunities you have, to carve out the life you want."

-Edd Williams

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ESSENTIAL DETAILS

Title:Is Your School Lying To You?

Author:Edd Williams

Genre:Education, Careers

Publisher:Ortus Press

Publication date:31Jan 2018

Availability:Paperback, eBook

ISBN:9781911383123

Price: £11.99

Pages:240

Website:https://edducan.com/

Twitter:https://twitter.com/TheEddWilliams

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/duartconsultants/

Press folder:http://bit.ly/2iTd35W

Online profile:

http://www.literallypr.com/public_relations/file/Edd-Williams.php

For more information, extracts, editorial opportunities, interview requests or review copies please get in touch withHelenLewis@LiterallyPR.com/BeckySmith@LiterallyPR.com+44 (0) 7904801669