November 6, 2012
November 6, 2012
Apprenticeships need reform to provide growth boosting skills say MPs. A Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) committee urges apprenticeship schemes to be more ambitious. Read the full story.
Read moreOctober 31, 2012
October 31, 2012
The Taskforce’s ‘It’s who you meet’ research is cited in the ‘No stone unturned’ Lord Heseltine UK growth report. Heseltine calls for a massive increase in employer engagement in state secondary schools, echoing the mission of the Taskforce. National volunteering programme Inspiring the Future makes it easy and free for employers to engage with state […]
Read moreOctober 11, 2012
October 11, 2012
The Association of Colleges reports a rise in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) course registrations. A total of 51% of colleges saw a rise in engineering enrolments. Read full story.
Read moreOctober 9, 2012
October 9, 2012
Take part in Engineering UK’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics careers survey and you could win £100 of Amazon vouchers. The STEM teachers survey identifies changes in the awareness, trust and usage of different communication channels for disseminating careers messaging as well as testing the appropriateness of new channels. The survey runs 1 – 24 […]
Read moreOctober 3, 2012
October 3, 2012
Nearly half of all state schools in England do not send any girls on to study A-level physics, research by the Institute of Physics (IOP) has found. The research also shows that girls are much more likely to study A-level physics if they are in a girls’ school. The IOP study indicates that the situation […]
Read moreOctober 1, 2012
October 1, 2012
The UK needs to increase the number of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) graduates by 50%. The economy needs 100,000 more a year just to keep the status quo. Read the full story.
Read moreOctober 1, 2012
October 1, 2012
Half of 2012’s graduates are still looking for work after three months say the Local Government Association. The figures compiled show huge regional variations across England and Wales. Read the full story.
Read moreSeptember 26, 2012
September 26, 2012
The ‘Step into the NHS’ 2012/13 competition is now underway. In the competition Year 8 and 9 students are challenged to select one of the many NHS careers available and create an advert and job description for the role. Read the full story.
Read moreSeptember 24, 2012
September 24, 2012
Further education students are being invited to rate their college on a new website run by the watchdog Ofsted. In particular, they are being asked how well they think their course prepares them for work or further study. Read the full story.
Read moreSeptember 20, 2012
September 20, 2012
Watch the Taskforce’s Professor Alison Wolf (King’s College London) seminar and debate about school-to-work transitions in a liberal economy. Watch the seminar: /research/research-seminars-2011-12/professor-alison-wolf—19th-september,-2012/
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