Generation Logistics Week starts Monday 22 June – and with free, curriculum-mapped resources for Careers, Geography, STEM, Business Studies and PSHE that need zero prep, there’s still time to use it this term.
Generation Logistics Week starts on Monday – and if you haven’t heard of it yet, here’s the short version: free resources, no prep, fully mapped to the Gatsby Benchmarks, and built to slot into lessons you’re already teaching. With one week of term left, it’s about as close to a ready-made end-of-term win as careers education gets.
What is it?
Generation Logistics is a sector-backed campaign – supported by major employers including Tesco, Asda, DP World and GXO – designed to help young people see logistics as a real career option. The sector employs around 2.7 million people in the UK, underpins almost every supply chain in the country, and is one that most students simply don’t know exists as a career path. The Week is an annual event that brings that world into the classroom.
What’s available?
The free Generation Logistics Education Hub has a full library of resources for KS3 to KS5, built around this year’s theme: Solve What Moves the World. Activities include logic puzzles, packing challenges and supply-and-demand scenarios designed to connect classroom skills to real industry problems.
Alongside the classroom resources, there is a virtual careers fair where students can interact with employers including Tesco, DP World, GXO and Asda – all actively recruiting – and structured virtual work experience sessions. Everything maps to Gatsby Benchmarks 2, 4, 5 and 6.
Which subjects does it fit?
The resources are built to slot into lessons that are already happening, rather than requiring teachers to create something new:
- Geography – international supply chains, global trade and logistics networks
- Business Studies – operational decision-making, supply and demand, logistics scenarios
- STEM – data analysis, problem-solving, engineering challenges in distribution
- Careers and PSHE – employer encounters, progression routes, Gatsby Benchmark evidence
- English and Communication – case study profiles, workplace communication contexts
Why it matters right now
Three weeks ago, the ONS confirmed that 1,012,000 young people aged 16–24 are currently NEET – not in education, employment or training. It is the highest figure in over a decade, and Alan Milburn’s government-commissioned interim review, published on the same day, warned it could rise to 1.25 million within five years without urgent action.
One of Milburn’s central findings is that young people aren’t checked out – 84% of those who are NEET say they want a job or training. The problem is visibility: they don’t know what’s available to them, or how to get there. Careers provision that exposes students to real employers and realistic pathways – which is exactly what the Gatsby Benchmarks are designed to structure – is part of the answer.
Who can students hear from?
The campaign’s case studies give students an honest picture of what a career in logistics actually looks like. Patrick Johnson studied History and Geography before joining GXO, where he is now a General Manager: “I’ve always been fascinated by how the world connects – geography sparked that interest, especially the way international supply chains fit together like a giant puzzle.” Ava Reindl chose a degree apprenticeship at CEVA Logistics, combining study with hands-on supply chain work from day one – earning while learning, with no choice between the two.
How to get involved
All resources are available at educationhub.generationlogistics.org. Registration for the virtual careers fair and virtual work experience is open now. Resources can be used before, during and after the Week itself.
