The head teachers’ union is to roll out a scheme that will see up to 100,000 workers from apprentices to chief executives sent into schools to talk to primary school children about their jobs.

Primary Futures, which has already been trialled across England, is an extension of the Inspiring the Future programme, set up five years ago by the charity Education and Employers Taskforce and will give children a chance to find out about a broad range of careers and the world of work first hand.