March 24, 2014
March 24, 2014
Labour’s education spokesman Tristram Hunt blames ‘casual sexism’ of governors for gender gap among top teachers. Mr Hunt cited research from the Future Leaders Trust showing that the gap between the number of males and females appointed to secondary school headships was growing. The 2012 figures showed that 64% of heads were men and only […]
Read moreMarch 20, 2014
March 20, 2014
Primary Futures is our new initiative that brings literacy and numeracy to life and raises aspirations for primary school children. We are working closely with National Association of Head Teachers to reach children around the country. Read all about Primary Futures – Its just the job
Read moreMarch 18, 2014
March 18, 2014
There is concern over female participation rates in science, but gender disparities need to be addressed in many subjects, for example, boys make up just 29% of English A-level students. Read the full Guardian article.
Read moreMarch 11, 2014
March 11, 2014
National Governors’ Association, with the University of Bath and charity the Education and Employers Taskforce have launched a survey into the state of school governance. Nick Chambers, Director of the Education and Employers Taskforce, said; “With schools becoming increasing autonomous the role of the governing body becomes ever more important. I would encourage all serving […]
Read moreMarch 10, 2014
March 10, 2014
The Association of School and Colleges Leaders (ASCL) and Inspiring the Future have teamed up to create ‘Your Guide to Apprenticeships’ for teachers. ASCL has worked with the Education and Employers Taskforce (the charity behind Inspiring the Future), the National Apprenticeships Service and employer organisations to help teachers and their students navigate this complex area. […]
Read moreMarch 7, 2014
March 7, 2014
Justine Thornton, Environmental Barrister and wife of Ed Miliband Leader of the Labour Party, visited Parliament Hill Girls School on 7 March to do Inspiring Women campaign ‘career speed networking’ with 40 girls and eight other female lawyers. She said about the Inspiring Women campaign event: “It was a privilege to mark International Women’s Day […]
Read moreMarch 6, 2014
March 6, 2014
This week Rushanara Ali, Bow and Bethnal Green MP and Shadow Education Minister took part in an Inspiring Women campaign ‘career speed networking’ with pupils at Central Foundation Girls School, Bow in the deprived East End of London on 6th March ahead of International Women’s Day. Six women from diverse organisations talked honestly about their […]
Read moreMarch 3, 2014
March 3, 2014
A national campaign is being launched to encourage young people to learn languages at school and understand how language skills impact on their job prospects. Inspiring the Future Languages Focus Week is taking place 22-26 September 2014 and seeks to get 100s of schools and employers involved across England. Nick Chambers, from charity the Education […]
Read moreFebruary 27, 2014
February 27, 2014
Increasing the number of apprentices in England to catch up with similar economies would boost Britain’s GDP by £4bn a year, according to the think tank Demos. A new report for National Apprenticeship Week argues that raising apprentice levels by up to 300,000 required to match other G20 countries would help bridge the productivity gap […]
Read moreFebruary 19, 2014
February 19, 2014
Students whose parents work in professional occupations generally outperform other students in mathematics, while students whose parents work in elementary occupations tend to underachieve compared to their peers. However, the strength of the relationship between parents’ occupations and student performance varies considerably across countries: for example, when it comes to mathematics performance, the children of […]
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