Further education providers urge Ofsted to scrutinise careers advice. Ofsted must check that schools are offering impartial careers advice during inspections, apprenticeship providers have warned. Read the full story….
All children should learn a foreign language at primary and secondary school, a House of Lords committee has said. Languages are not compulsory in English and Welsh secondary schools beyond…
…about while their privately-educated peers are boasting a range of high-prestige placements. Read the full report: /research/research-seminars-2011-12/dr-steven-jones—20th-march-2012/ Read the press release: Work experience influences who gets into Russell Group universities…
The fact that the 4 finalists for the ‘UK Young Scientist of Year’ are all female in 2012 shows the breakdown of old stereotypes and an awareness of the opportunities…
The Government’s Gateways to the Professions initiative was set up to tackle the range of issues and barriers faced by talented students from low income families seeking to enter the…
Hotel chain Malmaison and Hotel du Vin has joined the growing list of employers warning that UK job applicants are unemployable because they lack basic skills, with most of its…
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…
Expansion of university places over the last 20 years has failed to benefit the poor says the Institute Social & Economic Research. According to the figures, the proportion of children…
The Sutton Trust is launching its first summer school for less affluent UK pupils applying for US universities. Read the full story….
Universities that promote employment experience through four-year sandwich degrees should be free to admit an unlimited number of students to those courses, a government-commissioned review is expected to say. Read…
