Education and Employers

State school pupils could benefit from alumni networks

State school pupils are more than four times as likely to be given bad careers advice than private school pupils a Future First survey shows. Alumni networks could improve the…

Prof Ewart Keep’s seminar available to download

Professor Ewart Keep’s seminar audio and Powerpoint presentations, on three decades of education and industry collaboration, are now available to download. Ewart is Deputy Director of SKOPE (ESRC Centre on…

Taskforce’s Partnership Board – new members

Louise Rogers, Chief Executive of the TSL Education Ltd – publisher of TES and THE, Jackie Orme, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), John May,…

Audit Office explores ‘value for money’ for 16-18 education

A new report from the National Audit Office investigates getting value for money from the education of 16 to 18-year-olds. The report says achievements and participation for this age group…

Open University helps recruit 300 school governors

The Open University has encouraged 300 students, staff and alumni to apply to be school governors. This report analyses that recruitment drive, the training given and the reasons behind their…

Europe increases interest in mathematics, science and technology careers

This comparative overview of national initiatives, policies and reforms taking place in 16 European Schoolnet member countries demonstrates that increasing students’ interest in pursuing mathematics, science and technology studies and…

Budget to create 50,000 apprenticeships

The Chancellor, George Osborne, will use Wednesday’s budget to create 50,000 apprenticeships to tackle youth unemployment in a £300 million package. Read the full Guardian story….

Taskforce & Warwick University research seminars 2011

View the up-to-date free London research seminar programme of the Education and Employers Taskforce & Centre for Education and Industry at Warwick University….

Minister warns some courses mislead students about employment opportunities

The universities minister, David Willetts, warns that some universities mislead students with courses that appear to be vocational but are not valued by employers, leading to skills gaps. Read the…

Fee-paying schools yield over 1/4 of medical and dentistry students

Just 7% of all pupils attend a private school, but go on to make up 28% of those studying medicine and dentistry at university, a study by the Independent Schools…