Certificate of Personal Effectiveness raises GCSE grades
A study from the University of the West of England of more than half a million pupils has found that young people who passed Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE) raised…
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Government’s Social Mobility Strategy ‘one year on’
Nick Clegg unveils updated Social Mobility Strategy ‘one year on’. Within this strategy the Government is committed to encouraging all civil servants to volunteer via the Taskforce’s Inspiring the Future…
Learning to Work campaign launches
The Education & Employers Taskforce is supporting the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s Learning to Work campaign to create a step-change in the relationship between young people and employers….
Health sector embraces Inspiring the Future
The health sector embraces employee volunteering in education programme Inspiring the Future. Anyone from apprentices to CEOs can give free Career Insight Talks to young people aged 11 – 19….
Call for background checks on university students
Alan Milburn calls for social background checks on university students during the admission process to help social mobility. Read the full story….
OECD’s skills strategy
The OECD is developing a Skills Strategy with the aim of fostering a cross-government, peer-learning approach towards improving the supply of, anticipating the demand for, and optimising the use of…
Helping social mobility in the legal profession
The legal profession is moving to improve social mobility by a number of initiatives. A good example is the Bar National Mock Trial Competition which is only open to state…
FE urges Ofsted to scrutinise careers
Further education providers urge Ofsted to scrutinise careers advice. Ofsted must check that schools are offering impartial careers advice during inspections, apprenticeship providers have warned. Read the full story….
Children should learn a language says Peers committee
All children should learn a foreign language at primary and secondary school, a House of Lords committee has said. Languages are not compulsory in English and Welsh secondary schools beyond…
Work experience influences who gets into Russell Group universities
…about while their privately-educated peers are boasting a range of high-prestige placements. Read the full report: /research/research-seminars-2011-12/dr-steven-jones—20th-march-2012/ Read the press release: Work experience influences who gets into Russell Group universities…