September 15, 2011

Inspiring the Future and NUT

September 15, 2011

The Sept/Oct issue of the National Union of Teacher’s (NUT) The Teacher magazine carries a news story about our soon to be launched Inspiring the Future volunteering in education initiative. Read the full The Teacher Magazine story.

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September 14, 2011

Petition for financial education to be compulsory at school

September 14, 2011

Ed Balls backs a petition calling for financial education to become a compulsory part of the school curriculum. If the petition gets 100,000 signatures, the issue will be eligible for debate in the House of Commons. Read the full Ed Balls calls for compulsory financial education story.

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September 9, 2011

Mentoring for university access

September 9, 2011

A mentoring project to encourage able students from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply to the top universities is a success. Read the full Telegraph story.

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September 8, 2011

Engineering graduates in non skilled jobs

September 8, 2011

Nearly a quarter of UK engineering graduates are working in non-graduate jobs or unskilled work such as waiting on tables and shop work, research from Birmingham University suggests. Read the full BBC story.

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September 7, 2011

Leading European conference on education, work and social mobility

September 7, 2011

The leading European conference on education and employer engagement takes place at Warwick University on 12 October. This year’s keynote speaker is Professor Robert Schwartz, Academic Dean, Harvard University. The conference considers the relationship between employers and education from primary through to higher education, focusing particularly on the role of employers and practical issues to […]

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September 5, 2011

Reforming careers advice a school priority for 2012

September 5, 2011

Promoting maths & science, improving discipline, exam results and reforming careers advice are likely to be school priorities for 2012, says new research by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Read the full Encyclopaedia Britannica story.

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August 30, 2011

Alan Milburn ‘call for evidence’ on social mobility

August 30, 2011

The Independent Reviewer on Social Mobility & Child Poverty, Alan Milburn, has launched his call for evidence. It explores questions around how child poverty and social mobility are linked, what the challenges are and asks for ideas on what potential solutions might be. It seeks views on the Government’s strategies, ideas on how to measure […]

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August 30, 2011

Call for views on enterprise education

August 30, 2011

Pearson and the Education and Employers Taskforce are asking for your views in a research project on enterprise education. This research will explore three key questions: What is enterprise education? What impact does it have? How should it be delivered? Findings from the first phase of research will be used to produce an interim report, […]

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August 12, 2011

TES & Taskforce to host fringe at Conservative Party Conference

August 12, 2011

TSL Education and the Education and Employers Taskforce will be hosting a breakfast fringe event at this year’s Conservative Party Conference in Manchester on Wednesday 5 October. The event will take place from 8.30am-10.30am in the Banqueting Room at Manchester Town Hall (outside the secure zone). Confirmed panel guests include Graham Stuart MP, Chair of […]

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August 10, 2011

Head teachers’ leader poses “hard questions” for parents

August 10, 2011

Head teachers’ leader, Brian Lightman from ASCL, says there need to be “hard questions” and “uncomfortable truths” for parents and families, after youngsters were caught up in nights of violence and looting. They lack good role models and he warns that too often schools are faced with pupils who have never had any boundaries in […]

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