November 12, 2012
November 12, 2012
School teachers and parents are calling for UK employers to increase their involvement in education by playing a greater role in advising – and providing work experience for – young people. That’s according to new independent research released today by the Association of Colleges to mark Colleges Week 2012, which runs from 11-18 November 2012. […]
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November 12, 2012
The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion, which recognises individuals who have been nominated for their outstanding contributions to enterprise culture in the UK, takes place on Tuesday 13 November. The Secretary of State for Business, Vince Cable will present Stuart Langworthy, a business studies teacher at Millbrook Academy with his award. As director of business […]
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November 12, 2012
Global Entrepreneurship Week, the world’s largest campaign to promote entrepreneurship, is taking place this week 12 – 16 November 2012. Inspiring the Future is working with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to use the week to increase the number of ‘enterprise champions’ volunteering to speak with pupils in state schools and colleges […]
Read moreNovember 9, 2012
November 9, 2012
Charity Speakers for Schools launches today in Scotland with talks in state secondary schools by Alex Salmond, First Minister rand Michael Moore, Secretary of State for Scotland. Talks from leaders in business, culture, academia and media follow during launch week of 9-16 November. Read the full story. Read our Press Release to see who it […]
Read moreNovember 8, 2012
November 8, 2012
The gap in numbers of people from the richest and poorest sections of society going to university in England has narrowed, the Institute for Fiscal Studies think-tank says. Their study from the shows the gap dropped from 40 percentage points to 37 points in the five years to 2010. Read the full story.
Read moreNovember 7, 2012
November 7, 2012
A major new free research library has gained world-wide interest including from the OECD, Harvard University and the Japanese government. Policy makers, researchers, journalists, business and school leaders interested in education and employer engagement can now visit: Reseach library. The Taskforce’s Research pages have seen their 5,000 download just as a Special Edition of the […]
Read moreNovember 6, 2012
November 6, 2012
The iCeGS annual lecture will be presented this year by Professor Ewart Keep, Deputy Director of the ESRC Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance based at Cardiff University. The Lecture will take place on 12 December at the University of Derby. This year’s lecture is entitled ‘Youth Transitions From Learning to Earning – problems […]
Read moreNovember 6, 2012
November 6, 2012
Apprenticeships need reform to provide growth boosting skills say MPs. A Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) committee urges apprenticeship schemes to be more ambitious. Read the full story.
Read moreOctober 31, 2012
October 31, 2012
The Taskforce’s ‘It’s who you meet’ research is cited in the ‘No stone unturned’ Lord Heseltine UK growth report. Heseltine calls for a massive increase in employer engagement in state secondary schools, echoing the mission of the Taskforce. National volunteering programme Inspiring the Future makes it easy and free for employers to engage with state […]
Read moreOctober 11, 2012
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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