Schoolchildren are getting a lesson in how gaining employment will improve their quality of life later this month.

Pupils at Saltaire Primary School and Challenge College, in Frizinghall, will also be given tips on choosing a career that suits them as part of Hays Education’s Ignition programme.

The education recruitment firm has worked with more than 11,000 pupils since it began the project three years ago. It aims to help children as young as seven understand how education is the key to their future careers.

Hays is at Saltaire Primary on March 23 and Challenge College on March 30.

Jenny Ward, national business manager at Hays Education, said: “We’re not teachers, we’re recruiting experts, and we know what employers are looking for in their future workforce.”

For information about the programme, call 0121 2367933 or visit hays.co.uk/ education/work-related-learning-landing.aspx.