NEET status linked to not understanding career paths aged 16
A summary is now available of an article outlining the significant increases in likelihood of NEET status aged 16 if young people have poor understanding of career pathways. Read the…
A summary is now available of an article outlining the significant increases in likelihood of NEET status aged 16 if young people have poor understanding of career pathways. Read the…
Do you know someone who’s played an outstanding role in promoting and encouraging business enterprise skills in the UK? Then nominate them for The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion. From…
The next Taskforce research seminar is on Friday 24 June and features a discussion from Professor Chris James (University of Bath) on School Governors and Employer Engagement in Education….
The Education and Employers Taskforce’s Final Accounts for 2010/2011 are now available….
Universities UK reveals that 63% of students have volunteered since starting university. The Education and Employers Taskforce’s Inspiring the Future campaign aims to get 100,000 people volunteering in education, including…
All children should be forced to study mathematics up the age of 18 to prevent the vast majority of pupils leaving school with poor numeracy skills, according to experts. The…
With the labour market for the under-24s looking grim students are becoming more entrepreneurial and take up of apprenticeships has increased for both sexes. Colleges are reporting a sudden upsurge…
At least 40% of teenagers should be required to do apprenticeship-style qualifications that lead directly to a job at the age of 16, a leading education expert has said. Tim…
Universities should offer courses in communication, problem solving, presentation skills and customer relations to get students ready for full-time employment, claims a study by charity Edge. Edge warns of a…
The Taskforce’s 2011 research conference keynote speaker is Professor Robert Schwartz who is Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy at Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is a…