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April 12, 2013

Thirteen new ‘studio schools’ announced

April 12, 2013

Thirteen new ‘studio schools’ have been announced for England from September next year, involving organisations as diverse as Barclays, The National Trust, RSPCA and The National Space Centre among others. Read the full story.

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March 28, 2013

Pupils win10 Downing Street lunch in Inspiring the Future careers competition

March 28, 2013

Four pupils from Bishop Challoner School in Tower Hamlets had lunch at 10 Downing Street and the chance to quiz top civil servants questions about government policy. The pupils won a competition at the launch of employee volunteering in schools programme Inspiring the Future. The challenge was to come up with the best policy questions […]

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March 26, 2013

Schools told to narrow gap between rich and poor

March 26, 2013

Schools in England will no longer be rated as “outstanding” by inspectors if they fail to close the attainment gap between poor and affluent children. Schools Minister David Laws said schools should not be relying on their brightest pupils to score well in inspections and league tables. Read the full story.

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March 20, 2013

Taskforce reception hosted by Sir Martin Sorrell at British Museum

March 20, 2013

On 19 March the Education and Employers Taskforce unveiled the ‘Nothing in Common’ report at an evening reception hosted by Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO WPP at the British Museum in London. Speakers were; Joanna Mackle, Director of Public Engagement, British Museum, Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP, David Cruickshank, Chairman Deloitte and Education & Employers Taskforce, […]

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March 19, 2013

Nothing in Common: career aspirations of young Britons mapped against labour market demand 2010-2020

March 19, 2013

A new Education and Employers Taskforce report maps the career aspirations of 10,729 British teenagers against the projected demand for UK employment over the period 2010-2020. It shows that teenagers aspirations to have nothing in common with projected employment demand. The report includes full details of teenage occupational aspirations segmented by age and by the […]

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March 13, 2013

76% recent graduates uninformed about alternatives to university

March 13, 2013

According to a poll of 1,774 people who graduated in the last two years, 76% said they were not informed about the alternatives to university before leaving school. Of these, more than half (54%) said they would have picked an Apprenticeship or vocational training route instead of their degree had had they received better information. […]

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March 11, 2013

Apprenticeships forecast to contribute £3.4bn

March 11, 2013

A report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research has forecast that Apprenticeships will contribute £3.4bn to the UK economy by 2022. Read the press release. Parents ‘prefer university to Apprenticeships’ a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) survey says. This is set against the backdrop of David Cameron pledging to make apprenticeships […]

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March 7, 2013

Recruiting a Programme Director for Inspiring the Future

March 7, 2013

We now need a Programme Director to lead a team to oversee the rapid and smooth expansion of the programme. Since its launch more than half of all secondaries in England have registered to use Inspiring the Future. The programme now needs to target its growth, ensuring appropriate balances are in place between demand from […]

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March 4, 2013

Employer contact boosts earning power

March 4, 2013

Young adults who took part in four or more activities with employers while at school went on to earn an average of £23,100 by their mid-20s. The total was £3,600-a-year more than those who failed to capitalise on business links. The study, by the charity the Education and Employers Taskforce, said it underlined the value […]

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