June 5, 2013
June 5, 2013
A major report An Aspirational Nation: a culture change in careers provision will be launched on the 5th June by the National Careers Council. One of the main recommendations is that the National Careers Service should significantly expand its work with schools, young people and parents. Nick Chambers, Director of the Education and Employers Taskforce […]
Read moreJune 4, 2013
June 4, 2013
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 with schools teachers and careers advisors, and helping them to utilise the system to invite signed up volunteers to attend a schools event to speak […]
Read moreJune 4, 2013
June 4, 2013
Women’s Business Council says we need to broaden girls’ aspirations and job choices before the start of their working lives by creating a partnership between schools, business and parents. Chair of the Women’s Business Council and chief executive of MITIE, Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE said: “Our recommendations are for both Government and the business community, and […]
Read moreMay 24, 2013
May 24, 2013
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 Careers Advisory Services found that employers may be discriminating against disadvantaged applicants. Read the full story.
Read moreMay 23, 2013
May 23, 2013
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 Community College. Please book your groups in by going to their tickets page and entering the discount voucher ‘InspiringTheFuture’. Digital Summer Camp students will learn […]
Read moreMay 21, 2013
May 21, 2013
A group advising Labour is calling for a tougher line on teaching standards in further education colleges. Chuka Umunna, shadow business secretary, emphasised the need to integrate colleges with the “world of work, business and industry”. He backed calls for further education teachers to carry out their own form of work experience each year, “gaining […]
Read moreMay 16, 2013
May 16, 2013
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 call, the same word also implies vocation or calling, in fact it applies to any job. Head of teaching union ASCL, Brian Lightman, draws on […]
Read moreMay 14, 2013
May 14, 2013
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 persistent unemployment. Only 58% of 18-24 year olds found work in 2013, compared with almost 65% in 2009, the unions said, leaving a shortfall of […]
Read moreMay 13, 2013
May 13, 2013
Most young people think of Sir Alan Sugar when they hear the word Apprentice but we want to help young people understand what real Apprenticeships are about. The National Apprenticeship Service reports that young people are often not aware of apprentice opportunities, so it is making new free careers information resources available to schools and […]
Read moreMay 7, 2013
May 7, 2013
Could your organisation hold a funded awareness-raising event about apprenticeships for young people at some point over the next 3 months? We are inviting proposals from organisations interested in delivering one or more apprenticeship awareness-raising events aimed at 16 to 18 year olds between 1st June and 31st August 2013. Funding available for events is […]
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