Governments should increase investment in childhood to reduce inequality, boost social mobility and improve people’s employment prospects, according to a new Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report. Read…
What can universities do to help disadvantaged people? a new report by the Rowntree Foundation is out. It concludes that universities can support disadvantaged communities by providing access to opportunities…
Big career plans in young children may hint at greater emotional strength and resilience, a study suggests. Researchers at London University’s Institute of Education asked 11,000 seven-year-olds what they wanted…
Watch the Taskforce’s Professor Alison Wolf (King’s College London) seminar and debate about school-to-work transitions in a liberal economy. Watch the seminar: /research/research-seminars-2011-12/professor-alison-wolf—19th-september,-2012/…
Science graduates the lack skills needed by UK business. The Lords Science and Technology Committee calls for ‘immediate action’. Report chairman Lord Willis said he was “gobsmacked” by figures which…
The chief of Ofsted says that the Government’s flagship Pupil Premium policy makes little difference to attainment of the poorest pupils and schools need to be more accountable for how…
Further education students are being invited to rate their college on a new website run by the watchdog Ofsted. In particular, they are being asked how well they think their…
The ‘Step into the NHS’ 2012/13 competition is now underway. In the competition Year 8 and 9 students are challenged to select one of the many NHS careers available and…
The UK needs to increase the number of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) graduates by 50%. The economy needs 100,000 more a year just to keep the status quo….
Half of 2012’s graduates are still looking for work after three months say the Local Government Association. The figures compiled show huge regional variations across England and Wales. Read the…
