Education and Employers

Ofsted asks students rate colleges on ’employability’ skills

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…

New National Careers Service published

…The Taskforce’s employee volunteering in education initiative Inspiring the Future and the careers website to help teachers guide young people Growing Ambitions both feature. Read the full publication and strategy….

Call for letters to Bill Gates

…to: annualletter@gatesfoundation.org All letters emailed will receive a response and some may be included on the Gates Foundation website or other materials. For full details please visit: Gates Foundation Annual…

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….

Schools and the twenty-first century labour market: perspectives on structural change

By Dr Anthony Mann (Director of Policy and Research, Education and Employers) and Prue Huddleston (Professor Emeritus, University of Warwick). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFGcyt8jACM In the British Journal of Guidance & Counselling …

What works in Careers Events? Our findings published in a new Careers and Enterprise Company report

…and impact of careers events held in UK schools and colleges. As modern school-to-work transitions have become increasingly complex, the need for adequate careers provision has become more vital. Technological…

Inspiring Governance with the Wellcome Trust

…a governor can sign up for free on our website. Many thanks to the Wellcome Trust for hosting the event and to all attendees for their commitment to good governance….