Education and Employers

Governing Our Schools: 10 Years On

…rural and disadvantaged communities to recruit governors than the more urban and well-connected areas of the country. 4. Recognition a) Interviewees felt that increasingly, new and existing governors are put…

Socialised social capital? The capacity of schools to use careers provision to compensate for social capital deficiencies among teenagers

…especially ‘bridging social capital’ whereby individuals with different social and economic experiences are connected, enabling access to new information and experiences (OECD, 2001). This chapter explores the role of schools…

Paid work placements should get tax credits

Firms offering paid work placement should get tax credits and internships are part of the new corporate world, says a new report. Every student should have the opportunity to do…

Prime Minister’s Apprenticeships Tsar launches scheme to get Apprentices into primary schools

…are. Teachers, employers and individual apprentices register and are matched via www.primaryfutures.org See our Flickr photo album from this event Follow the campaign on Twitter: @Edu_Employers FE Week news story…

Inspiring the Future with schools in Cambridge

…young people to the technology and creativity sectors, and raise their aspirations about the paths they can follow. Watch a short news feature about the event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayUFt73VmsI The hope is…

Primary Futures – numeracy themed event at Perryfields Junior School

…investigation lawyer, technology consultant at a bank and a Sky News production runner, illustrating for the pupils the variety of ways that numeracy skills can be applied to different jobs….

Programme for primary aged children launched by the Australian Government

…exploring career aspirations at primary age. The new initiative, Little Ripples, is similar in concept to our ‘lightbulb moments’ that inspire children and help them to realise their potential. Launching…

Civil Servants encouraged to inspire the next generation

The Department for Education’s Permanent Secretary Susan Acland-Hood and the Government’s Chief People Officer Rupert McNeil are encouraging people at all levels across the Civil Service to volunteer via Inspiring…

OECD finds English teenagers score well in ‘applied knowledge’

After disappointments in OECD rankings English teenagers score well in applied knowledge and problem solving. England’s teenagers are “significantly above average” in problem-solving skills, according to the results of international…

Justine Thornton, Environmental Barrister and wife of Ed Miliband Leader of the Labour Party, visits Parliament Hill School for Inspiring Women campaign

…with 40 girls and eight other female lawyers. She said about the Inspiring Women campaign event: “It was a privilege to mark International Women’s Day with Year 8 girls at…