September 29, 2011
September 29, 2011
The shadow education secretary, Andy Burnham, has called for the creation of a national UCAS-style system for apprenticeships to provide a clear path for teenagers who do not go to university. Rea the full Guardian story.
Read moreSeptember 28, 2011
September 28, 2011
How state schools can benefit from looking at the ways independent schools engage with the private sector? Attend our Education and Employers Taskforce and Times Educational Supplement (TES) free Manchester fringe event on Wed 5 October. Full details of the TES and Taskforce free fringe event
Read moreSeptember 20, 2011
September 20, 2011
A quarter of teenagers say they have never received any careers advice, according to poll conducted for City and Guilds. The survey of 15-19 year olds found those on vocational courses were least likely to have been given guidance. Some 22% of those studying for A-levels and university courses said they had not received careers […]
Read moreSeptember 16, 2011
September 16, 2011
The latest edition of Taskforce News has been published today. This issue covers the launch of Speakers for Schools the week of 10 October across schools in England and our European conference on social mobility featuring Professor Robert Schwartz from Harvard University – only 20 places left.
Read moreSeptember 15, 2011
September 15, 2011
The Sept/Oct issue of the National Union of Teacher’s (NUT) The Teacher magazine carries a news story about our soon to be launched Inspiring the Future volunteering in education initiative. Read the full The Teacher Magazine story.
Read moreSeptember 14, 2011
September 14, 2011
Ed Balls backs a petition calling for financial education to become a compulsory part of the school curriculum. If the petition gets 100,000 signatures, the issue will be eligible for debate in the House of Commons. Read the full Ed Balls calls for compulsory financial education story.
Read moreSeptember 9, 2011
September 9, 2011
A mentoring project to encourage able students from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply to the top universities is a success. Read the full Telegraph story.
Read moreSeptember 8, 2011
September 8, 2011
Nearly a quarter of UK engineering graduates are working in non-graduate jobs or unskilled work such as waiting on tables and shop work, research from Birmingham University suggests. Read the full BBC story.
Read moreSeptember 7, 2011
September 7, 2011
The leading European conference on education and employer engagement takes place at Warwick University on 12 October. This year’s keynote speaker is Professor Robert Schwartz, Academic Dean, Harvard University. The conference considers the relationship between employers and education from primary through to higher education, focusing particularly on the role of employers and practical issues to […]
Read moreSeptember 5, 2011
September 5, 2011
Promoting maths & science, improving discipline, exam results and reforming careers advice are likely to be school priorities for 2012, says new research by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Read the full Encyclopaedia Britannica story.
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