May 28, 2012
May 28, 2012
A £82m loan scheme for young people wanting to create a business has been launched by David Cameron today. People aged between 18 – 24 can apply for funds, expected to typically be about £2,500. The loans must be repaid within five years, and interest will be charged at the level of the Retail Prices […]
Read moreMay 24, 2012
May 24, 2012
A study from the University of the West of England of more than half a million pupils has found that young people who passed Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE) raised their chances of achieving A* to C grades in GCSE English by 10% and achieving five A* to C grades including English and maths by […]
Read moreMay 22, 2012
May 22, 2012
Nick Clegg unveils updated Social Mobility Strategy ‘one year on’. Within this strategy the Government is committed to encouraging all civil servants to volunteer via the Taskforce’s Inspiring the Future programme which is launching 2 July: www.inspiringthefuture.org Read the full Opening Doors, Breaking Barriers strategy
Read moreMay 21, 2012
May 21, 2012
The Education & Employers Taskforce is supporting the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s Learning to Work campaign to create a step-change in the relationship between young people and employers. Read the full story.
Read moreMay 18, 2012
May 18, 2012
Scottish children from age four will learn two foreign languages for later employability, under innovative new proposals from the Scottish Government. Read the full story.
Read moreMay 18, 2012
May 18, 2012
Architects from the University of Central Lancashire have initiated a new social media project – ‘twitter critters’ – aimed at helping industry experts to provide feedback to students on the BSc Architectural Technology course. Read the full story: http://www.education-today.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3948/UCLan_pioneers_new_social_media_initiative.html
Read moreMay 16, 2012
May 16, 2012
The Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information has launched part-time student finance materials to coincide with Adult Learners’ Week (12-18 May). Part-time guide Part-Time Student Guide Part-time video featuring Martin Lewis A student finance calculator that will enable prospective part-time students to work out what they will actually pay back, as opposed to the widely quoted […]
Read moreMay 10, 2012
May 10, 2012
Skills Minister John Hayes has appointed Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE as the Chair of the new National Council for Careers. The council will be a driving force in careers guidance and will provide independent, expert advice to the Government on the future development of the National Careers Service which was launched at the beginning of […]
Read moreMay 9, 2012
May 9, 2012
The latest issue of Taskforce News is out today covering the Inspiring the Future switch-on in London, Manchester/Salford, Birmingham and Surrey prior to full national launch 2 July, Speakers for Schools update and new social mobility research. Read the full Taskforce news May 2012
Read moreMay 3, 2012
May 3, 2012
The health sector embraces employee volunteering in education programme Inspiring the Future. Anyone from apprentices to CEOs can give free Career Insight Talks to young people aged 11 – 19. Read the Nursing Standard magazine cover story
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