November 11, 2013
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.
Read moreNovember 5, 2013
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 […]
Read moreNovember 1, 2013
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 […]
Read moreOctober 23, 2013
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 […]
Read moreOctober 17, 2013
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 […]
Read moreOctober 16, 2013
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 […]
Read moreOctober 12, 2013
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
Read moreOctober 12, 2013
October 12, 2013
The government has revealed a 10% fall in 16-18 Apprenticeships. Under 19 Apprenticeships are proving a “major challenge”. Read the full story.
Read moreOctober 11, 2013
October 11, 2013
Girls risk being failed in mixed classrooms, head warns. Single sex environments can help reduce ‘pandering to stereotypes’. Read the full Telegraph story.
Read moreOctober 8, 2013
October 8, 2013
Young adults in England have scored among the lowest results in the industrialised world in international literacy and numeracy tests. A major study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows how England’s 16 to 24-year-olds are falling behind their Asian and European counterparts. England is 22nd for literacy and 21st for numeracy […]
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