September 21, 2010
September 21, 2010
New on the Taskforce research pages, a longitudinal study of the US careers academies programme showing young people enrol in the initiative where they work closely with employers over the last two years of school study receive a significant and sustained boost into the labour market, earning 11% more than a control group at age […]
Read moreSeptember 15, 2010
September 15, 2010
The Work Inspiration campaign has achieved major success in its first year. Sir Stuart Rose, chairman of Business in the Community (BITC) and Chairman of M&S announced the results to business leaders and young people at an event held in London. Results highlighted by Sir Stuart include 70, 000 new Work Inspiration placements across the UK […]
Read moreSeptember 15, 2010
September 15, 2010
University of Warwick, 15 October 2010 Bringing together for the first time leading researchers in the field together with policy-makers and practitioners, The Point of Partnership: Understanding Employer Engagement in Education conference will address all aspects of employer engagement in education. The conference will cover questions such as: What happens when employers work with schools […]
Read moreSeptember 13, 2010
September 13, 2010
Hans van der Loo, Vice President, European Union Liaison at Shell International, will join Prof. Hugh Lauder, editor of the Journal of Education and Work, as keynote speaker at the Research Conference, The Point of Partnership: Understanding Employer Engagement in Education. Tickets are still available for the Conference, which will be held at the University […]
Read moreSeptember 6, 2010
September 6, 2010
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s Youth Employment Taskforce is calling for employers to work more closely with schools to give young people the best possible educational experiences and careers advice. Visit: http://www.rec.uk.com/about-recruitment/externalrelations/campaigns/youth-taskforce
Read moreSeptember 3, 2010
September 3, 2010
Construction company Lovell’s people development manager, Bruce Boughton, has won an Education and Business Partnership award for the company’s work supporting school students studying for the Construction and Built Environment Diploma.
Read moreSeptember 3, 2010
September 3, 2010
In a new report, Fulfilling potential, the business role in education, the CBI, the UK’s largest employers’ body is calling for the anticipated government White Paper on school reform to set out a clear strategy on how businesses can get involved in education.
Read moreSeptember 1, 2010
September 1, 2010
As fewer university places force young people into gap-year placements, a Lantra survey has revealed nearly three-quarters of animal care and welfare businesses have recruited staff directly from work experience. Lantra is the Sector Skills Council for the Environmental and Land-based Sector representing over 230,000 businesses and 1.5 million employees. Visit: http://www.cisionwire.com/lantra/work-experience-survey-shows-long-term-employment-win
Read moreAugust 31, 2010
August 31, 2010
Entrepreneur Peter Jones, famous for his role in TV’s Dragon’s Den, calls for more employer involvement in education. Read the full article in The Guardian newspaper
Read moreAugust 6, 2010
August 6, 2010
Every two years the National Governors’ Association (NGA) runs national awards for outstanding school governance. The awards aim to celebrate good school governance and spread examples of best practice throughout the school governor community. Don’t let great work go unnoticed! NGA wants to thank good governors for their time and efforts in contributing to school […]
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