Education and Employers

The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise

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…

National Volunteers’ Week approaches

National Volunteers’ Week (1 – 7 June 2011) is approaching. Volunteers’ Week is an annual event which celebrates the contribution that millions of volunteers make across the UK. The week…

Contribute to DfE’s National Curriculum Review

…in the Call for Evidence, people will have the chance to shape the new National Curriculum for primary and secondary schools in England. To participate the Department for Education website….

Speakers for Schools part of new social mobility strategy

…bring high-profile guest speakers to state schools. Last week the BBC’s Huw Edwards visited SE1’s Walworth Academy as part of the same scheme. Read the London SE1 Community website story….

Taskforce research conference 2011 details announced

Details of the Education and Employers Taskforce research conference 2011 entitled ‘Exploring social mobility and delivery mechanisms in international perspective’ are now available on our dedicated conference website. Here you…

Half of English children behind in their development

…their development, this highlights the role that reading buddy and number buddy schemes can play in primary schools. Read the full BBC story. ‘Time to Read’ literary intervention programme website….

The New Apprenticeship Agenda: the Union Role

…Speakers include: John Hayes MP, Minister for Skills, Frances O’Grady, Deputy General Secretary, TUC and Simon Waugh, Executive Chair of the National Apprenticeship Service. Visit the Trade Union Congress website….

Effect of Women Science Career Role Models on Early Adolescents’ Attitudes toward Scientists and Women in Science

…visits available to the teachers who volunteer to use such methods in their own classrooms. To access the article, visit the website of the Journal of Research in Science Teaching….

The Relation of Source Credibility and Message Frequency to Program Evaluation and Self-Confidence of Students in a Job Shadowing Program

…were self-reported without corroborating this with the perceptions of the adults, which further research may wish to explore further. Visit the website of the Journal of Vocational Education Research….

Stagnant Perceptions of Nursing Among High School Students: Results of a Shadowing Intervention Study

…beyond the sample used, the clinical setting selected, and the geography within which it was based. Access the full article here. Visit the website of the Journal of Professional Nursing….