Education and Employers

Speakers for Schools site live

Initial information about the new ‘Speakers for Schools’ site founded by Robert Peston is now live. The official website launch will be in early 2011. Visit: http://www.speakers4schools.org/…

Learning outside the classroom crucial, says Ofsted

The new government’s response to the Commons Education Committee’s report both acknowledges the importance of learning outside the classroom and promises to investigate the constraints on schools arising from unnecessary…

More new graduate jobs predicted for 2013

There will be more jobs for new graduates in 2013, a survey of leading employers suggests. The High Fliers study suggests that top employers plan to hire 18,306 graduates in…

Financial Times editor participates in Visit our Schools and Colleges

Financial Times editor, Lionel Barber, and David Cruickshank, chairman of Deloitte visited Harris Academy in Bermondsey on 2 November at part of the Visit our Schools and Colleges campaign. Recordings…

Inspiring the next generation of engineers – QEPrize

The first winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) will be announced in March 2013. The QEPrize celebrates an engineer responsible for a ground-breaking innovation in engineering of…

Closing the Gap: altering perceptions of Apprenticeships

The charity Education and Employers Taskforce and PWC have published a thought piece ‘Closing the Gap: How employers can change the way young people see Apprenticeships’. It highlights Inspiring the…

University personal statements ‘further disadvantage’ poorer pupils

State school pupils are often disadvantaged by the university application process in the UK, a report by an educational charity says. The Sutton Trust says pupils from independent schools are…

Dates confirmed for special Higher Apprenticeship Careers Fairs

We have just confirmed the dates for two special Higher Apprenticeship Careers Fairs at state secondary schools in Manchester (7 Feb) and London (13 Feb) 2013. If you are an…

Extension of careers guidance duty is ‘step in right direction’

Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) welcomes the decision by the government to extend the duty to provide access to impartial careers guidance down to age 14 (Year 8)…

Ofsted warns on school standards gap

There are unacceptably wide variations in the performance of schools in different parts of England, the education watchdog Ofsted warns. Ofsted figures show that in some areas there is less…