Graduates lack skills needed by business

Science graduates the lack skills needed by UK business. The Lords Science and Technology Committee calls for ‘immediate action’. Report chairman Lord Willis said he was “gobsmacked” by figures which…




NEET figures rise

More English teenagers are leaving education without a job to go to. Government statistics show a rise in NEETs. Read the full story. Inspiring the Future can help those who…


Enterprising Minds unveiled

Enterprising Minds is a Carnegie UK research project that explores the attitudes of young people to enterprise, education, and the future in a fast changing economy. It incorporates 70,000 unique…


The problem with UCAS personal statements

With fees set to hit £9,000 and no rise in the proportion of state school applicants to the top universities, Dr Steven Jones reports on a proposed remedy that may…


Employers offer school leavers remedial classes

Many employers are providing remedial classes for school and college leavers. A third of 542 firms surveyed for the Confederation of British Industry and Pearson were unhappy with youngsters’ literacy…


Damaging gap in enterprise skills revealed

State school students face a damaging gap in enterprise skills. Education and Employers Taskforce and Pearson Think Tank research shows a huge variation in access to enterprise education. Read the