Education and Employers

How do young people’s dreams for the future compare with reality later in life?

…hearing about the job from someone actually doing it visiting their school – something we need to change. Read more: BBC News ‘How do career dreams really work out?’…

Our Future Derby

…Area Programme’. The aim is to inspire children and connect primary schools in Abbey, Arboretum, Boulton, Chaddesden, Derwent, Normanton, and Sinfin with the world of work. Research conducted by the…

World Skills 2011 – complimentary tickets available

WorldSkills London 2011 is the largest international skills competition in the world and incorporates ‘Have a Go’ bite-size activities, skills showcases, impartial careers advice and an interactive exhibition. It is…

Parental advice to kids ‘out of date’ but 70% rely on it

…‘pledge one hour once a year’ to talk about your job with girls in a state school near home or work. Register to take part. Read the full BBC story….

Inspiring Women campaign ‘career speed networking’ with pupils at Central Foundation Girls School

…girls for an hour. Alongside Shadow Minister Rushanara Ali the other ‘speed career networkers’ talking with girls were women from; Royal Bank of Scotland, the BBC, Linkedin, Guardian Online and…

Schools reinforce subject gender stereotypes says IoP

…students study at A-level. It says these schools are failing to counter the idea that certain subjects are for girls and others are for boys. Read the full BBC story….

UK doesn’t make top 20 in international tests

…UK, Scotland outperformed England at maths and reading, but Wales is below average in all subject, in the Pisa tests run by the OECD. The Pisa tests – the Programme…

Modern foreign languages volunteers available to schools

…be approached by schools and colleges are volunteers from: the Arts Council BBC Bentley Cabinet Office Deloitte Facebook Financial Times Google Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons the Ministry of Justice the…

Boost vocational education, employers tell government

…quarters (72%) said they viewed vocational qualifications as essential for preparing young people for work, says research by City & Guilds and charity Edge Foundation. Read the full BBC story….

Inspiring the Future: Inspiring Women campaign launches today

…100 girls. The high profile women taking part in the launch include: Miriam González Durántez, Partner at Dechert LLP and the wife of Nick Clegg the DPM Fiona Bruce, BBC…