July 8, 2011
July 8, 2011
In a new report by the Institute of Directors and education researchers CFE, the consequences of a flawed skills system to the economy are laid bare. Despite ten years of intense government activity on the skills front, 58% of company directors report that skills gaps are holding back the growth of their firms. Reforming the […]
Read moreJuly 6, 2011
July 6, 2011
New Taskforce research has been published that explores how ‘experience of the world of work’ feeds into admissions to Russell Group universities. It is a desktop review of admissions and criteria for six courses namely: Business/Economics/Management, Dentistry, Engineering, Law, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine/Science. It looks into whether ‘experience of the world of work’ was cited […]
Read moreJuly 4, 2011
July 4, 2011
Exam data should be complimented by other indicators such as Ofsted judgements, pupil and parent satisfaction surveys, the range of subjects offered, staff turnover, attendance, expulsion rates and a measure of pupils’ employment or higher education prospects 12 months, two years and five years after leaving school. Read the full Telegraph story.
Read moreJuly 1, 2011
July 1, 2011
Government figures show that the highest ever proportion of 16-18 year olds were participating in education or training at the end of 2010. The annual data on young people’s participation in education, employment and training showed the proportion of 16-18 year olds in education and training was 84.4 per cent at the end of 2010 […]
Read moreJune 29, 2011
June 29, 2011
Newspaper City AM says businesses “must back our financial literacy campaign”. Millions of people are unable to grasp fully even the most basic of financial products, such as mortgages or savings accounts. It urges businesses to support charity Mathematics in Education and Industry. Read the full City AM story.
Read moreJune 28, 2011
June 28, 2011
School governors and employer engagement in education, talk by Professor Chris James, the presentation and audio file are now available to download from our Research section.
Read moreJune 28, 2011
June 28, 2011
The number of graduates applying for each job has doubled since 2009, as three successive years of university leavers struggle with an over-saturated market. Read the full Telegraph story.
Read moreJune 27, 2011
June 27, 2011
Plans to allow universities to expand by encouraging them to take more high-achieving pupils could undermine social mobility, says universities leader, Pam Tatlow, head of the Million+ group. Moves to relax the limit on places for students who get AAB grades at A-level are widely expected in the forthcoming higher education White Paper. Read the […]
Read moreJune 24, 2011
June 24, 2011
The government has delivered an extra 103,000 apprenticeships over the last year, twice as many as expected. Business Secretary, Vince Cable, said the government was determined to “break down barriers between academic and vocational learning”. Read the full BBC story.
Read moreJune 22, 2011
June 22, 2011
Professionals educated in the independent sector dominate all walks of life as a result of Britain’s increasingly “unequal” schools system, Education Secretary Michael Gove says. He insists that radical reforms are needed to give children from poor backgrounds more equal access to top jobs. Read the full Telegraph story.
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