May 24, 2011
May 24, 2011
Companies of all sizes and sectors from across the UK are invited to enter the competition for the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, which is the UK’s highest accolade for business success. A total of 156 Queen’s Awards have been announced in 2011, with 102 companies winning awards for international trade, 44 for innovation and 10 […]
Read moreMay 23, 2011
May 23, 2011
People who give time to help their communities will be given discounts on shopping, cheap swimming sessions and free theatre tickets as part of a major relaunch of the Government’s Big Society project. Read the full Independent story. The Cabinet Office’s Giving Green Paper was published in October 2010. It aimed to spark ideas about […]
Read moreMay 23, 2011
May 23, 2011
The Giving White Paper was published today. It talks about building new social norms around volunteering and how to channel energy and creativity across society. Read the Giving white paper.
Read moreMay 20, 2011
May 20, 2011
Ofsted says a good relationship between school governors and the leadership team is critical for schools to the quality of provision and pupil achievement. Inspectors visited 14 schools where governance was judged outstanding and their findings are outlined in the report School governance: Learning from the best. Read the full EdExec story.
Read moreMay 20, 2011
May 20, 2011
The number of young people classified as not in employment, education or training (Neet) is poised to rise following government changes to the way in which data from local authorities is reported. Read the full Children and Young People Now story.
Read moreMay 18, 2011
May 18, 2011
The aspiration gap between the UK’s richest and poorest young people is creating a ‘youth underclass’, who feel that they have no future. A survey for the Prince’s Trust of 2,300 people aged 16-24 suggested those from deprived backgrounds were three times more likely to say they will “end up on benefits”. Read the full […]
Read moreMay 16, 2011
May 16, 2011
Students want universities to better explain employability skills and provide more support to develop these competencies, according to a Confederation of British Industry / National Union of Students survey. The survey of 2,614 students shows that over half (57%) want universities to do more to help them understand employability skills, such as customer awareness, team […]
Read moreMay 16, 2011
May 16, 2011
Deloitte’s 2010 careers advice research for the Taskforce is outlined and set in the Australian perspective on page 13. Also for insights in their ‘all age’ careers service take a look at Australian Career Practitioner magazine. Australian Career Practitioner magazine
Read moreMay 12, 2011
May 12, 2011
What happens when someone from the economic community becomes involved with schools and colleges?To what extent can they support pupil learning, progression and the performance of educational institutions? These are the two questions which policy makers across the OECD countries have grappled with over the last decade. SAGE has published a Taskforce article ‘Employer engagement […]
Read moreMay 12, 2011
May 12, 2011
McDonalds chief executive advises businesses to end snobbery against school leavers. She emphasises that as business and education move closer together, forward thinking companies are becoming educators as well as employers. Read the full Guardian story. Mc Donalds UK chief executive, Jill McDonald, took part in the first national Visit our Schools and Colleges campaign […]
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