April 5, 2011
April 5, 2011
The coalition government have launched their social mobility strategy, which includes getting 100,000 employee volunteers into schools to talk about their jobs. Opening Doors, Breaking Barriers explains how the strategy will be implemented. Opening Doors, Breaking Barriers Read the full Telegraph story. Read the Nick Clegg and Iain Duncan Smith article.
Read moreApril 1, 2011
April 1, 2011
The DfE’s ‘Evaluation of the implementation and impact of diplomas: findings from the 2009/10 survey of higher education institutions’ has been published. The first wave of Advanced Diploma students have successfully applied to go to university. Diploma students have similar levels of acceptances onto undergraduate courses (68%) to A level students (70%) with Diploma graduates […]
Read moreMarch 31, 2011
March 31, 2011
The government’s social mobility strategy will be published next Tuesday. Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, says that the data collected by the annual report card will enable the government to see if social mobility policies are working. Read the full Guardian Story.
Read moreMarch 28, 2011
March 28, 2011
Professor Ewart Keep’s seminar audio and Powerpoint presentations, on three decades of education and industry collaboration, are now available to download. Ewart is Deputy Director of SKOPE (ESRC Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance) is based at the Cardiff University, School of Social Sciences.
Read moreMarch 28, 2011
March 28, 2011
State school pupils are more than four times as likely to be given bad careers advice than private school pupils a Future First survey shows. Alumni networks could improve the situtation. Read the full London Evening Standard story.
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March 28, 2011
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced that it will be working with the Education and Employers Taskforce on the Enterprise Champions Programme. Read the full story.
Read moreMarch 28, 2011
March 28, 2011
Details of the Education and Employers Taskforce research conference 2011 entitled ‘Exploring social mobility and delivery mechanisms in international perspective’ are now available on our dedicated conference website. Here you can register online, submit conference papers and view the sponsorship opportunities. TSL Education (publisher of TES and THE) is our official media partner.
Read moreMarch 24, 2011
March 24, 2011
Louise Rogers, Chief Executive of the TSL Education Ltd – publisher of TES and THE, Jackie Orme, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), John May, Chief Executive of Young Enterprise and Justin Davis Smith, Chief Executive of Volunteering England have joined the Taskforce’s Partnership Board.
Read moreMarch 23, 2011
March 23, 2011
A new report from the National Audit Office investigates getting value for money from the education of 16 to 18-year-olds. The report says achievements and participation for this age group in education have improved, but issues with performance management and accountability arrangements remain. Download full National Audit office report.
Read moreMarch 21, 2011
March 21, 2011
The Chancellor, George Osborne, will use Wednesday’s budget to create 50,000 apprenticeships to tackle youth unemployment in a £300 million package. Read the full Guardian story.
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