November 17, 2011
1 million denied the skill of ‘working with others’
November 17, 2011
One million young people in Britain are being denied the essential life skill of ‘knowing how to work with others’. Read the full Guardian story.
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November 16, 2011
Why are under 25s hardest hit by unemployment?
November 16, 2011
Professor John Van Reenen, Director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE, describes growing youth unemployment as “a long running problem, rather than something that has just happened”. Read the full BBC story.
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Youth unemployment hits record high
November 16, 2011
The jobless total for 16 to 24-year-olds hit a record high of 1.02 million in the quarter. Read the full BBC story.
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Inspiring the Future will get entrepreneurs into schools & colleges
November 15, 2011
The Taskforce’s Inspiring the Future initiative will get entrepreneurs into state schools and colleges across England in partnership with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). This is on the volunteering menu alongside ‘career insight’ talks about the job you do and the route you took.
Read moreNovember 14, 2011
Apprenticeships not reducing youth unemployment enough
November 14, 2011
Apprenticeships are not helping enough young people out of unemployment, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research. Read the full BBC story.
Read moreNovember 10, 2011
Bringing movers and shakers into schools to inspire pupils
November 10, 2011
Speakers for Schools brings people at the top of their profession into state schools and colleges around the country to inspire and broaden the horizons of pupils. It is the brainchild of BBC business editor, Robert Peston, and administered by the Taskforce. Read the Yorkshire Post feature.
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Taskforce and Pearson Enterprise Education Project event
November 9, 2011
The Education and Employers Taskforce and Pearson Enterprise Education Project event is on 14 November at Pearson Headquarters, the Strand, 5pm – 6pm. The Taskforce will present interim findings from a joint research project with the Pearson Centre for Learning and Policy on enterprise education. The review asks three key questions about the future of […]
Read moreNovember 7, 2011
Earnings value of degrees to be revealed
November 7, 2011
Lifetime earnings value of degrees to be revealed for the first time as the official workforce survey will start to ask respondents about institution attended and subject. Read the full Telegraph story.
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Work experience favours independent-school pupils
November 7, 2011
Work experience is seen as an increasingly important step towards a pupil securing their dream career. But new research suggests that those who attend independent schools are much more likely to gain real benefits from it than their state-sector counterparts. Read the full Times Educational Supplement story.
Read moreNovember 4, 2011
Youth drop-out blackspots mapped
November 4, 2011
UK youth drop-out and NEET blackspots have been mapped in a new report by the Work Foundation. The report blames a tough jobs market and cuts to youth services and education. Read the full BBC story.
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