July 17, 2012
July 17, 2012
The latest issue of Taskforce News is out today. This covers the national launch of free employee volunteering in schools programme Inspiring the Future with Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, actor Joanna Lumley, 100 leading employers and 1000 pupils aged 14-16. The Taskforce’s new research into Employer engagement in English independent schools is also featured. […]
Read moreJuly 16, 2012
July 16, 2012
The Taskforce has created a short Powerpoint presentation for employers. This explains Inspiring the Future in simple, practical terms and can be used to prove the business case and win hearts and minds. Human resource managers, CSR managers and line managers can use it to encourage employees to volunteer. Download the Powerpoint presentation Guide to […]
Read moreJuly 9, 2012
July 9, 2012
A total of 89% consultation respondents are in favour retaining Work Related Learning statutory provision which is facing removal by the Government. Read the full consultation document: Consultation report – work related learning
Read moreJuly 2, 2012
July 2, 2012
The 2 July saw the national launch of free volunteering in education initiative Inspiring the Future. To mark the launch scores of leading employers took part in a careers networking event at a school in Tower Hamlets – one of England’s most disadvantaged areas. Speakers included: Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg; Sir Roger Carr, President […]
Read moreJune 28, 2012
June 28, 2012
More English teenagers are leaving education without a job to go to. Government statistics show a rise in NEETs. Read the full story. Inspiring the Future can help those who are still at school: www.inspiringthefuture.org
Read moreJune 26, 2012
June 26, 2012
The Education Committee has announced an inquiry into careers guidance for young people, in the light of the new statutory duty on schools to secure access to independent and impartial careers guidance for their pupils in years 9-11 from September 2012. Written submissions of evidence are invited. Read the full document.
Read moreJune 25, 2012
June 25, 2012
Enterprising Minds is a Carnegie UK research project that explores the attitudes of young people to enterprise, education, and the future in a fast changing economy. It incorporates 70,000 unique responses. Read the full report.
Read moreJune 21, 2012
June 21, 2012
With fees set to hit £9,000 and no rise in the proportion of state school applicants to the top universities, Dr Steven Jones reports on a proposed remedy that may actually be part of the problem. Read the full article in SecEd: http://tinyurl.com/c66kpz7 Free employee volunteering programme Inspiring the Future can help to level the […]
Read moreJune 11, 2012
June 11, 2012
Many employers are providing remedial classes for school and college leavers. A third of 542 firms surveyed for the Confederation of British Industry and Pearson were unhappy with youngsters’ literacy and numeracy skills. The figure is barely changed from a decade ago when the CBI said 34% were unhappy with youngsters’ basic skills. Read the […]
Read moreMay 31, 2012
May 31, 2012
State school students face a damaging gap in enterprise skills. Education and Employers Taskforce and Pearson Think Tank research shows a huge variation in access to enterprise education. Read the full story. The report was published to coincide with a Speakers for Schools visit by Lord Young, the Prime Minster’s Enterprise Adviser, to the William […]
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