Education and Employers

‘Who you know matters more than what you know’

Polling finds that the public believe ‘who you know’ matters more than ‘what you know’ in modern Britain. Report published by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission. Read the…

Underachievement shifted to suburbs, coastal towns and rural areas

Many of the poor children being left behind in schools now are in suburbs, market towns and seaside resorts rather than big cities, England’s chief inspector of schools has said….

Careers advice is on “life support” in many schools say CBI

The quality of careers guidance is not good enough, with many young people leaving school or college with little knowledge of the workplace, CBI Director-General John Cridland told headteachers. Careers…

Founding chairman of charity Education and Employers Taskforce knighted

Anthony Salz, founding chairman of the Education and Employers Taskforce has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Others knighted include Brendan Barber, former TUC general secretary who was a…

EU Commissioner Education & Youth to talk on tackling skill mismatch via work-based learning & Apprenticeships

The European Union Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, Androulla Vassiliou, will address Cedefop’s conference on tackling skill mismatch through work-based learning and apprenticeships (12-13 June 2013 in Greece)….

The Taskforce is recruiting a Schools Liaison Assistant

The job will involve working in close association with the Inspiring the Future Programme Director and the Inspiring the Future team. The Schools Liaison Assistant is responsible for working closely…

Companies should ignore unpaid internships and degree classifications

Companies should ignore unpaid internships and degree classifications during the recruitment process to create a “level playing field”. The study by the Association of Graduate Recruiters and Association of Graduate…

Free tickets for Digital Summer Camp for Inspiring the Future schools

Free tickets for Inspiring the Future schools to London’s biggest digital day trip on 12 July packed full of interactive workshops and exhibitors at Digital Summer Camp based at Hackney…

Germany leads the way in attitudes to careers

There’s only one word for a trade, profession or career in German. That covers everything from car mechanic to brain surgeon. That word is Beruf. Its root “rufen” – to…

Young people 10% less likely to work

Young people are 10% less likely to be in work today than before the recession, the TUC has said ahead of official data tomorrow that is expected to show stubbornly…