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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….

The hidden givers: a study of school governing bodies in England, has been published by the CfBT Education Trust.  …

Government figures show that the highest ever proportion of 16-18 year olds were participating in education or training at the end of 2010. The annual data on young people’s participation…

UK universities add at least £1.31 billion a year in value to UK society in the form of health and well-being, citizenship and political engagement, according to a report released…

MP Elizabeth Truss says we need more state school pupils to study science, maths and languages. She says: “As a nation, we can’t carry on relying on the 7% of…

The Education and Employers Taskforce’s Final Accounts for 2010/2011 are now available….

The next Taskforce research seminar is on Friday 24 June and features a discussion from Professor Chris James (University of Bath) on School Governors and Employer Engagement in Education….

Do you know someone who’s played an outstanding role in promoting and encouraging business enterprise skills in the UK? Then nominate them for The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion. From…

A summary is now available of an article outlining the significant increases in likelihood of NEET status aged 16 if young people have poor understanding of career pathways. Read the…

Professionals educated in the independent sector dominate all walks of life as a result of Britain’s increasingly “unequal” schools system, Education Secretary Michael Gove says. He insists that radical reforms…