March 11, 2011
March 11, 2011
Children need to leave school with the skills required for the workplace as well as academic knowledge. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) president, John Fairhurst, says such skills should be recognised alongside GCSEs in England. Business leaders have long complained about school leavers’ work ready skills. Read the full BBC story. Leading […]
Read moreMarch 8, 2011
March 8, 2011
A total of 2.5 million schoolchildren across Britain have become involved in EDF Energy’s vision for a more sustainable future through its Schools Programme ‘The Pod’, according to analysis carried out with external experts. Read the full Education Today story.
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March 8, 2011
The Bosch Technology Horizons Award is now open for entries. Prizes include work experience placements at UK sites for young people between the ages of 14 and 24. Read the full Education Today story.
Read moreMarch 7, 2011
March 7, 2011
The Education and Employers Taskforce and the University of Warwick have launched a free research seminar programme. The next speaker is Professor Ewart Keep, Cardiff School of Social Sciences, and the topic is Education and Industry – an overview and critique of current thinking on 23 March 2011. It will explore topics that get shunted […]
Read moreMarch 3, 2011
March 3, 2011
The Wolf Report has been published by Department for Education. Professor Alison Wolf was asked by the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, to conduct a review into vocational education for 14 to 19 year olds. Read the full report.
Read moreMarch 2, 2011
March 2, 2011
Pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline is the first major employer to announce that it will pay tuition fees for its new trainees. The company said it would cover the fees of about 100 graduate recruits, with a support budget of £3m a year. This shows the increasing importance of young people having contact with employers before entering […]
Read moreFebruary 28, 2011
February 28, 2011
“Is Science Me? High School Students’ Identities, Participation and Aspirations in Science, Engineering and Medicine” report and summary now available.
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February 28, 2011
‘Time to Read – a 10 year review’ is available in summary and as a full report. This Business in the Community commissioned report looks at business volunteers helping deprived pupils with literacy.
Read moreFebruary 28, 2011
February 28, 2011
A new scheme called IT Ambassadors has been set up by e-skills UK as part of the drive to excite young people about the potential of technology, and to give them a better understanding of the creativity of an IT career. IT Ambassadors is a partner scheme to STEM Ambassadors. More than 40 guides are […]
Read moreFebruary 18, 2011
February 18, 2011
How can CSR be made to matter? The Evening Standard’s Christ Blackhurst talks about the culture change needed for the Big Society to be successful. For the Big Society to be a truly transformative mass movement it needs to be made to appeal to companies. Read the London Evening Standard article.
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