October 11, 2012

Rise in STEM college enrolments

October 11, 2012

The Association of Colleges reports a rise in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) course registrations. A total of 51% of colleges saw a rise in engineering enrolments. Read full story.

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October 9, 2012

Engineering UK’s STEM careers survey – win £100 Amazon vouchers

October 9, 2012

Take part in Engineering UK’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics careers survey and you could win £100 of Amazon vouchers. The STEM teachers survey identifies changes in the awareness, trust and usage of different communication channels for disseminating careers messaging as well as testing the appropriateness of new channels. The survey runs 1 – 24 […]

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October 3, 2012

No girls studying physics in half of state schools

October 3, 2012

Nearly half of all state schools in England do not send any girls on to study A-level physics, research by the Institute of Physics (IOP) has found. The research also shows that girls are much more likely to study A-level physics if they are in a girls’ school. The IOP study indicates that the situation […]

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October 1, 2012

UK needs 50% more STEM graduates

October 1, 2012

The UK needs to increase the number of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) graduates by 50%. The economy needs 100,000 more a year just to keep the status quo. Read the full story.

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October 1, 2012

51% graduates looking for work after 3 months

October 1, 2012

Half of 2012’s graduates are still looking for work after three months say the Local Government Association. The figures compiled show huge regional variations across England and Wales. Read the full story.

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September 26, 2012

‘Step into NHS’ 2012/13 competition underway

September 26, 2012

The ‘Step into the NHS’ 2012/13 competition is now underway. In the competition Year 8 and 9 students are challenged to select one of the many NHS careers available and create an advert and job description for the role. Read the full story.

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September 20, 2012

Professor Alison Wolf seminar available to watch

September 20, 2012

Watch the Taskforce’s Professor Alison Wolf (King’s College London) seminar and debate about school-to-work transitions in a liberal economy. Watch the seminar: /research/research-seminars-2011-12/professor-alison-wolf—19th-september,-2012/

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September 20, 2012

Ofsted chief says Premium makes little difference

September 20, 2012

The chief of Ofsted says that the Government’s flagship Pupil Premium policy makes little difference to attainment of the poorest pupils and schools need to be more accountable for how they spend the money. Read the full story.

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September 19, 2012

Young Britons lack IT skills

September 19, 2012

A total of 10% of 18-34 year olds say that they ‘lack IT skills’ a new YouGov poll suggests. Read the full story.

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