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November 13, 2013

Lord Grade inspires a new generation

November 13, 2013

Michael Grade, Chairman of the Pinewood Studios Group, visited Chalfont Community College to take part in an Inspiring the Future event. He was joined by colleagues from the studios working in a number of different divisions including legal, post production, HR, TV, Finance and CSR. Headteacher of Chalfont Community College, Sue Tanner said: “We’re really […]

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November 11, 2013

Boost vocational education, employers tell government

November 11, 2013

Almost two thirds (60%) of UK employers feel the UK government does not do enough to support skills education. Nearly three quarters (72%) said they viewed vocational qualifications as essential for preparing young people for work, says research by City & Guilds and charity Edge Foundation. Read the full BBC story.

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November 5, 2013

OECD says gender pay gap larger in UK

November 5, 2013

The UK has scored below average for education and skills in a worldwide study of the best places to live and work. Britain’s rich-poor divide also widened at a faster than average rate between 2007 and 2011 due to the global financial crisis, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Paris-based […]

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November 1, 2013

Job gender stereotyping worse than 20 years ago

November 1, 2013

Today the Work Foundation and TUC unveiled a new report on the UK’s gender jobs spilt. The report shows that progress towards reducing gender stereotyping in employment has been non-existent in recent years. It also believes that school to work transitions are crucial in triggering positive change. Read Gender jobs split – How young men […]

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October 23, 2013

Professional Associations Business Briefing on 1st November

October 23, 2013

To coincide with the launch this week of Professions Week (21 – 25 October) we will be holding a business briefing for any employer/professional body that is interested in hearing more about the free service Inspiring the Future. Over 3,000 teachers from more than 2,000 state schools and colleges have signed up to Inspiring the […]

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October 17, 2013

Inspiring the Future: Inspiring Women campaign launches today

October 17, 2013

The Inspiring the Future: Inspiring Women campaign launches today with a ‘career speed networking’ event hosted by Miriam González Durántez with 100 girls from 11 state secondary schools talking jobs and careers with 10 high profile successful women. The aim of the campaign is to see 15,000 women from a wide range of occupations going […]

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October 16, 2013

The Future direction of careers: free ERSC seminar

October 16, 2013

In 2010, Warwick Institute for Employment Research (IER) and Loughborough University School of Business and Economics initiated an ESRC funded seminar series across the UK to explore what the future might look like regarding reframed careers services for economic and social growth. This seventh and final seminar in this series aims to capture a reflective […]

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October 12, 2013

Official Japanese delegation visits the Taskforce

October 12, 2013

Today saw a visit to the Education and Employers Taskforce by the Japanese Ministry of Education’s, National Centre for Teachers’ Development, to learn about careers provision in the UK and also employee volunteering in education programme Inspiring the Future. See photograph

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