Education and Employers

UK students taking languages degrees at ‘record low’

A report from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) found the number of students being accepted onto modern foreign language courses dropped by nearly a quarter (22%) between…

Science Grrl finds 1 in 10 said Isambard Kingdon Brunel when asked ‘name a woman scientist’

1 in 10 said Isambard Kingdon Brunel when asked ‘name a woman scientist’ showing desperate lack female role models. The YouGov poll questioned nearly 3,000 people and was conducted on…

State school pupils ‘better degrees’ than private school peers

State school pupils do better at university than independent school candidates who have achieved the same A-level grades, a study shows. The Higher Education Funding Council (Hefce) tracked 130,000 students…

Primary teachers feel rusty and ill equipped to teach languages

Almost one in four primary schools in England have no teachers with a language qualification higher than GCSE, new research suggests. The study, published by the CfBT Education Trust and…

‘Casual sexism’ of governors blamed for gender gap among top teachers

Labour’s education spokesman Tristram Hunt blames ‘casual sexism’ of governors for gender gap among top teachers. Mr Hunt cited research from the Future Leaders Trust showing that the gap between…

Concern over boys not taking languages

There is concern over female participation rates in science, but gender disparities need to be addressed in many subjects, for example, boys make up just 29% of English A-level students….

Inspiring the Future brochure about our volunteers published

Inspiring the Future has created a new brochure telling teachers about our wide range volunteers willing to visit schools and colleges to talk with students about the job they do…

The Character and Resilience Manifesto is out!

Britain’s schools must be “more than just exam factories”, a cross-party parliamentary group says. It argues that more importance should be given to the development of “character and resilience” schools…

Inspiring the Future is recruiting a Schools Liaison Assistant

Inspiring the Future is recruiting a Schools Liaison Assistant on a 6 months fixed term contract at £18k per annum. The aim of Inspiring the Future is very simple, it…

Apprenticeship events in schools and colleges – funding available

…fortunate to secure some funding to contribute to schools/colleges to run apprentice events, and have between £100 and £250 available for refreshments/travel and to cover some modest reporting requirements. Apply…