January 14, 2013
January 14, 2013
TV drama inspires a generation to consider a career as a midwife. Ucas says applications are up 17% this year due to the hit television series which takes the Downton Abbey 9pm Sunday slot in the schedule. Read the full story.
Read moreJanuary 8, 2013
January 8, 2013
Michael Izza, CEO of ICAEW, urges accountants everywhere to engage with young people in state schools via the Education and Employers Taskforce’s free, national volunteering programme Inspiring the Future. Read the full article – Promote a culture of work
Read moreDecember 20, 2012
December 20, 2012
The first winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) will be announced in March 2013. The QEPrize celebrates an engineer responsible for a ground-breaking innovation in engineering of benefit to humanity and will provide an opportunity to raise the profile of engineering in the UK. We hope that the prize will inspire and […]
Read moreDecember 13, 2012
December 13, 2012
The charity Education and Employers Taskforce and PWC have published a thought piece ‘Closing the Gap: How employers can change the way young people see Apprenticeships’. It highlights Inspiring the Future as a practical step that all employers, of any size or sector, can take to help young people understand and consider apprenticeships. Read the […]
Read moreDecember 12, 2012
December 12, 2012
Simon Woolley, Director of Operation Black Vote, is speaking with pupils at state school Mossbourne Academy, Hackney, for education charity Speakers for Schools today. Read the press release – Press Release – Operation black vote director inspires Mossbourne Academy students.
Read moreDecember 11, 2012
December 11, 2012
English schools have received a mixed assessment overall from one of the biggest regular studies of global educational attainment, rising up the table for reading, holding steady for maths and dipping in science. The picture comes from a trio of vast studies by the Amsterdam-based International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), which […]
Read moreDecember 7, 2012
December 7, 2012
State school pupils are often disadvantaged by the university application process in the UK, a report by an educational charity says. The Sutton Trust says pupils from independent schools are more likely to shine in their “personal statements”. Read the full story. Read about the research: /research/research-seminars-2011-12/dr-steven-jones—20th-march-2012/
Read moreDecember 6, 2012
December 6, 2012
Advertising unpaid internships could become illegal from next year under proposals being introduced into parliament on Wednesday. The Labour MP Hazel Blears said she had cross-party support for her 10-minute rule bill, which seeks to ban job postings for placements that break national minimum wage law. Read the full story.
Read moreDecember 6, 2012
December 6, 2012
We have just confirmed the dates for two special Higher Apprenticeship Careers Fairs at state secondary schools in Manchester (7 Feb) and London (13 Feb) 2013. If you are an employer you can register your interest (to take part for free) by contacting: charlotte.lightman@educationandemployers.org
Read moreNovember 28, 2012
November 28, 2012
Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) welcomes the decision by the government to extend the duty to provide access to impartial careers guidance down to age 14 (Year 8) and up to age 18 in schools and colleges. ASCL General Secretary Brian Lightman commented: “It is absolutely essential that young people have access to […]
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