June 10, 2014
June 10, 2014
On Friday 20 June from 12.25 – 1.30pm the Taskforce will host a free seminar to discuss findings and implications from the book Understanding Employer Engagement: Theories and Evidence, at our central London office. Anthony Mann, from the Education and Employers Taskforce, and Julian Stanley, of the University of Warwick, will explain insights from the […]
Read moreJune 5, 2014
June 5, 2014
Understanding Employer Engagement in Education: Theories and Evidence is the first collection of research essays on the subject of employer engagement in education and offers insight into the character, delivery and consequences of employer involvement in the learning and progression of young people. The book is available to purchase via: Routledge; Guildford Press and Amazon.
Read moreMay 27, 2014
May 27, 2014
Parental careers advice to kids ‘out of date’ but 70% still trust their parent’s job advice says new Association of Colleges research. Help solve the problem by joining our Inspiring Women campaign and ‘pledge one hour once a year’ to talk about your job with girls in a state school near home or work. Register […]
Read moreMay 16, 2014
May 16, 2014
One in five university graduates becomes a millionaire says the Office for National Statistics. Two million degree-holders have a net worth £1 million plus as new statistics reveal the education gap between rich and poor. Read the full story.
Read moreMay 15, 2014
May 15, 2014
A campaign to improve the quality and number of school governors has been launched by a group of school leaders, employers and governors’ organisations. The Inspiring Governors Alliance – which includes charity the Education and Employers Taskforce – wants to encourage more “high-calibre people” to volunteer. Education Secretary, Michael Gove, said the “the school system […]
Read moreMay 7, 2014
May 7, 2014
A new campaign is launched by George Osborne, the Chancellor, and Elizabeth Truss, the Education Minister, to get more pupils to study science and engineering as it emerges that no girls take physics A-levels in half of mixed schools. Great to see a female STEM Ambassador in The Stylist Magazine this week kicking off the […]
Read moreMay 2, 2014
May 2, 2014
Primary Futures launches today to widen the horizons and aspirations of primary school children by helping them make the connections between their lessons and their futures. Primary Futures has been developed by school leaders’ union NAHT in partnership with the Education and Employers charity. It is completely free to all state primary schools and is […]
Read moreApril 26, 2014
April 26, 2014
The Education and Employers Taskforce charity has a Business Development Coordinator vacancy on an initial 3 month contract. You would be working for the ground breaking Inspiring the Future programme. Business development coordinator job description The closing date is Friday 2nd May and interviews will take place w/c 12th May. If you are interested please […]
Read moreApril 16, 2014
April 16, 2014
As part of the Inspiring the Future programme which gives young people insights into different careers and broadens their horizons we are running a special week (30 June – 4 July) focusing on careers in design and manufacturing. In celebrating great British design and manufacturing our aim is to encourage far more young people to […]
Read moreApril 10, 2014
April 10, 2014
A report from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) found the number of students being accepted onto modern foreign language courses dropped by nearly a quarter (22%) between the academic years 2010-11 and 2012-13. Read the full story. Join our Inspiring Languages campaign – pledge an hour a year to talk about how […]
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