Education and Employers

Take part in research on school governors

…asked to consider the challenges of chairing school governing bodies and the nature of the responsibilities involved. The deadline is 22 July 2011. It will take 20 minutes to complete…

Report suggests new measures for school performance

Exam data should be complimented by other indicators such as Ofsted judgements, pupil and parent satisfaction surveys, the range of subjects offered, staff turnover, attendance, expulsion rates and a measure…

Pupils should study maths to age 18

…experts. The Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) said fewer teenagers in Britain studied the subject to a high level than in other developed nations. Read the full Telegraph story….

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…

Importance of vocational learning stressed by government advisor

…Oates, director of research at the Cambridge Assessment exam board, said the move would cut the youth unemployment rate and boost economic competitiveness. Read the full story. In January the…

Charity warns of need to “promote employability in higher education”

Universities should offer courses in communication, problem solving, presentation skills and customer relations to get students ready for full-time employment, claims a study by charity Edge. Edge warns of a…

Government’s Social Mobility Strategy ‘one year on’

Nick Clegg unveils updated Social Mobility Strategy ‘one year on’. Within this strategy the Government is committed to encouraging all civil servants to volunteer via the Taskforce’s Inspiring the Future…

Report identifies clear link between work-experience at school and job prospects in later life

…experience: a new approach’ event Anne Tipple, British Chamber of Commerce Prof Prue Huddleston, University of Warwick Katerina Rudiger, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Josie Armitage, UKCES Keith Herrmann,…

Helping social mobility in the legal profession

The legal profession is moving to improve social mobility by a number of initiatives. A good example is the Bar National Mock Trial Competition which is only open to state…

Submit views on young people’s disadvantage in labour market & Youth Contract

Submissions up to 3,000 words are invited from interested organisations and individuals, about the reasons for young people’s comparative disadvantage in the labour market, the design of the Youth Contract…