Education and Employers

Clegg hails ending ‘who you know, not what you know’ culture

Deputy PM Nick Clegg hails ending the ‘who you know, not what you know’ culture. The Taskforce’s Inspiring the Future free service is part of the plan to give state…

Latest issue of Taskforce News

…on Robert Peston’s Speakers for Schools, the Taskforce’s academic research conference at Warwick University, the launch of BIS’s Enterprise Champions Programme and plans to recruit more school governors from business….

CBI publish their Education & Skills survey 2011

…and college leavers. The survey reveals a positive picture of businesses’ intentions to invest in skills. More employers plan to increase investment in training during the coming year, 41% compared…

OECD Financial Literacy briefing

…make good financial decisions and plan aspects of their futures. The Students and Money (Volume VI) report makes a strong case for the importance of financial literacy and provides insight…

Work Experience and Work Placements in Secondary School Education

…counterparts. The lowest achievers in numeracy and literacy were the most likely to participate, and rates were much higher for pupils planning on undertaking vocational training rather than further education….

How Work Experiences While at School Affect Career Pathways

…participate in the programme, and were more likely to venture into a trainee- or apprenticeship in a similar industry despite long-term career plans which may differ. All participants were more…

Lord Nash visits Charles Dickens School in Broadstairs with Inspiring the Future

…of planning is being done to encourage more businesses to relocate to the district. Lord Nash, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, said: “It’s invaluable for young people in…

Young people and employment

…services and has helped over 150,000 people move into employment, drawing on over 50 years of the Reed family of businesses recruitment experience. To get in touch please contact Andrew.Mackenzie@reed.co.uk.…

‘Careers education in a primary school’

…about employment opportunities and skills. Whilst broadening horizons about the world of work, careers events can also bolster student competencies in decision-making, presentation, sociability, listening and planning. The author suggests…

How to make the most of employer engagement: six tips from the research for school and college staff

By Anthony Mann Over recent years, UK and international research has made a consistent and compelling case that the quantity and quality of employer engagement experienced by young people while…