September 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.
Read moreAugust 30, 2011
August 30, 2011
The Independent Reviewer on Social Mobility & Child Poverty, Alan Milburn, has launched his call for evidence. It explores questions around how child poverty and social mobility are linked, what the challenges are and asks for ideas on what potential solutions might be. It seeks views on the Government’s strategies, ideas on how to measure […]
Read moreAugust 30, 2011
August 30, 2011
Pearson and the Education and Employers Taskforce are asking for your views in a research project on enterprise education. This research will explore three key questions: What is enterprise education? What impact does it have? How should it be delivered? Findings from the first phase of research will be used to produce an interim report, […]
Read moreAugust 12, 2011
August 12, 2011
TSL Education and the Education and Employers Taskforce will be hosting a breakfast fringe event at this year’s Conservative Party Conference in Manchester on Wednesday 5 October. The event will take place from 8.30am-10.30am in the Banqueting Room at Manchester Town Hall (outside the secure zone). Confirmed panel guests include Graham Stuart MP, Chair of […]
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