June 6, 2011
June 6, 2011
At least 40% of teenagers should be required to do apprenticeship-style qualifications that lead directly to a job at the age of 16, a leading education expert has said. Tim Oates, director of research at the Cambridge Assessment exam board, said the move would cut the youth unemployment rate and boost economic competitiveness. Read the […]
Read moreJune 1, 2011
June 1, 2011
London is in the grip of a literacy crisis with one in four children practically illiterate on leaving primary school. The London Evening Standard highlights the issue in the capital. Read the full Evening Standard story. What can be done to help schools, young people and parents? New research shows that employee volunteering improves reading. […]
Read moreJune 1, 2011
June 1, 2011
The celebrity role model is ‘a myth’ for young children. Ordinary people they meet in real life have much more of a positive impact on their behaviour and aspirations research suggests. Read the full BBC story.
Read moreMay 26, 2011
May 26, 2011
This edition covers the launch of the Inspiring the Future campaign to get 100,000 people to volunteer in education to give insights into careers, an update on Robert Peston’s Speakers for Schools, the Taskforce’s academic research conference at Warwick University, the launch of BIS’s Enterprise Champions Programme and plans to recruit more school governors from […]
Read moreMay 25, 2011
May 25, 2011
Dr Andrew McCoshan’s The Wolf Report – perspectives from Europe PowerPoint presentation and audio recording are available to download. The Wolf Report puts forward radical proposals for vocational education and training in England. Her analysis proposes that there should be a heavier emphasis on work related learning and work based learning at 16-18, rather than […]
Read moreMay 24, 2011
May 24, 2011
In this economic climate, with such high rates of graduate unemployment, should school leavers give far greater consideration to vocational qualifications? The debate intensifies. Read the full Guardian story.
Read moreMay 24, 2011
May 24, 2011
Demand for internships shows no sign of easing and now the pressure to bag a career-boosting placement is leading students not just to work for free, but to pay for the privilege. Read the full Guardian story.
Read moreMay 24, 2011
May 24, 2011
Companies of all sizes and sectors from across the UK are invited to enter the competition for the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, which is the UK’s highest accolade for business success. A total of 156 Queen’s Awards have been announced in 2011, with 102 companies winning awards for international trade, 44 for innovation and 10 […]
Read moreMay 23, 2011
May 23, 2011
People who give time to help their communities will be given discounts on shopping, cheap swimming sessions and free theatre tickets as part of a major relaunch of the Government’s Big Society project. Read the full Independent story. The Cabinet Office’s Giving Green Paper was published in October 2010. It aimed to spark ideas about […]
Read moreMay 23, 2011
May 23, 2011
The Giving White Paper was published today. It talks about building new social norms around volunteering and how to channel energy and creativity across society. Read the Giving white paper.
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