The next Taskforce research seminar is on Friday 24 June and features a discussion from Professor Chris James (University of Bath) on School Governors and Employer Engagement in Education….
The Education and Employers Taskforce’s Final Accounts for 2010/2011 are now available….
UK universities add at least £1.31 billion a year in value to UK society in the form of health and well-being, citizenship and political engagement, according to a report released…
Universities UK reveals that 63% of students have volunteered since starting university. The Education and Employers Taskforce’s Inspiring the Future campaign aims to get 100,000 people volunteering in education, including…
All children should be forced to study mathematics up the age of 18 to prevent the vast majority of pupils leaving school with poor numeracy skills, according to experts. The…
A new scheme from the James Dyson Foundation hopes to inject passion into design and technology teaching. Under a new initiative, to be launched in September, the country’s best DT…
This report by the National College shows the findings on effective practice from nine school visits across England based on recommendations from the Education and Employers Taskforce. The visits focused…
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…
With the labour market for the under-24s looking grim students are becoming more entrepreneurial and take up of apprenticeships has increased for both sexes. Colleges are reporting a sudden upsurge…
At least 40% of teenagers should be required to do apprenticeship-style qualifications that lead directly to a job at the age of 16, a leading education expert has said. Tim…
