New generation of technical schools in question
Ministers may block a new generation of technical schools amid concerns children do not want learn ‘a trade’ from the age of 14. Read the full Telegraph story….
Ministers may block a new generation of technical schools amid concerns children do not want learn ‘a trade’ from the age of 14. Read the full Telegraph story….
Following a public consultation in 2012 on extending access to careers guidance, all further education (FE) colleges and sixth-form colleges will be subject to a new requirement to secure access…
…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’ 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….
The Taskforce releases today four research papers which collectively provide significant new data on the value of partnerships between employers and schools and colleges. Three Taskforce partners have worked with…
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…
…the form of health and well-being, citizenship and political engagement, according to a report released today by the New Economics Foundation and Universities UK. Read the full UK Universities story….
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…
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…
New Education Act 2011 places state schools under a duty to secure access to independent careers guidance for pupils in Years 9 – 11. Read the full DfE guidance….