Education and Employers

Skills and Apprenticeships Conference

Capita’s National Skills and Apprenticeships Conference takes place 16 March 2010 in London. It follows the recent publication of the Skills for Growth Strategy and the introduction of the Apprenticeships,…

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…

Speak up article about charity launch

The (NAHT) Leadership Focus magazine latest issue carries a ‘Speak up’ article about the launch of charity Speakers for Schools. Read the National Association of Headteachers’ full article….

‘London Calling’ report on social mobility, careers & access to HE

…high skills to the UK economy. Simon Hughes, who helped launch the report, advises that the Access HE model in the London report should be replicated nationally. Hughes has submitted…

Campaign to create a culture of enterprise in education

Are you ready? is a national campaign to create a culture of enterprise in education. The mission is to call on the government to make enterprise and entrepreneurship a key…

Burnham calls for UCAS for apprenticeships

The shadow education secretary, Andy Burnham, has called for the creation of a national UCAS-style system for apprenticeships to provide a clear path for teenagers who do not go to…

The Future direction of careers: free ERSC seminar

…contribute to current policy debates about careers services. The seminar will culminate in a policy briefing paper to feed into relevant UK Parliamentary Groups and the National Careers Council in…

Fair access to university ‘decades away’

It will take 40 years to achieve fair access to Scottish Universities for poorer students, says the National Union of Students (NUS). Read the full story,…

All main political parties support Inspiring the Future

The 2 July saw the national launch of volunteering in education initiative Inspiring the Future. This new free initiative will see employees from all sectors and professions volunteering to go…

Leading European conference on education, work and social mobility

…an opportunity to discuss topics such as: trends in social mobility in the UK, how independent schools work with employers and international perspectives including in the Arab region and US…