New free Apprenticeships resources for teachers

…Service reports that young people are often not aware of apprentice opportunities, so it is making new free careers information resources available to schools and colleges through the charity, the


Thirteen new ‘studio schools’ announced

Thirteen new ‘studio schools’ have been announced for England from September next year, involving organisations as diverse as Barclays, The National Trust, RSPCA and The National Space Centre among others….



New members Taskforce Expert Group on Research

The Education and Employers Taskforce Expert Group on Research has three new members: Dr Tricia Le Gallais (Birmingham City University), Tami McCrone (National Foundation for Educational Research) and Zamila Bunglawala…



Mayor’s new literacy and numeracy campaign

London mayor Boris Johnson has launched a new literacy and numeracy campaign, which seeks to raise £3m to increase literacy and numeracy rates among the capital’s children under 12. Coming…


New National Careers Service published

The department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) strategy for the new National Careers Service has been published today. The Taskforce’s employee volunteering in education initiative Inspiring the Future and…