The Government’s response to Professor Alison Wolf’s Review of Vocational Education has been published today. Read the full government response. http://www.education.gov.uk/16to19/qualificationsandlearning/a0074953/review-of-vocational-education-the-wolf-report If you have any questions about the response you…
…will provide independent, expert advice to the Government on the future development of the National Careers Service which was launched at the beginning of April. Read the full story: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/Press-Releases/New-National-Council-to-raise-standards-of-careers-advice-679d9.aspx…
…a new social media project – ‘twitter critters’ – aimed at helping industry experts to provide feedback to students on the BSc Architectural Technology course. Read the full story: http://www.education-today.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3948/UCLan_pioneers_new_social_media_initiative.html…
…researchers’ direct engagement with students and bring contemporary and inspirational research contexts into formal and informal learning to enhance and enrich the curriculum. Apply by 25 Sept. Full details: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/per/Pages/Schools.aspx…
…and young people. Placing university degrees and apprenticeships on an equal footing will help to break down barriers and better meet the needs of business.” Read the full story: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/get-in-and-go-far-with-new-apprenticeships…
…shows. Factors include that boys in this group have a tendency towards truancy and bad behaviour while girls are ‘present in class’ but quietly under-achieving. Read the full story: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/funding-for-poorer-pupils-helps-more-boys-than-girls-study-shows-9877806.html#…
Initial information about the new ‘Speakers for Schools’ site founded by Robert Peston is now live. The official website launch will be in early 2011. Visit: http://www.speakers4schools.org/…
…Williamson (Arsenal). They met 40 girls ranging in age from Year 7 to Year 10 at the Sir Herbert Leon Academy in Milton Keynes. Read more about Inspiring Women: http://www.inspiringthefuture.org/inspiring-women/…
…people to do work experience while they were at school. It was essential, he argued, to prepare young people for the world of work. Read the full article: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/give-girls-career-advice-before-the-age-of-10-says-shadow-education-secretary-10077672.html …
…at a wide range of institutions including the OECD, the Universities of Oxford, Manchester, Bath, Glasgow, Warwick, Alberta and Louisville, the UKCES and Harvard University. Read more: https://www.educationandemployers.org/research/understanding-employer-engagement-in-education-theories-and-evidence/ …
