14 May 2013
14 May 2013
Some young people think of Sir Alan Sugar when they hear the word Apprentice but we want to help young people understand what real Apprenticeships are about. The National Apprenticeship Service reports that young people are often not aware of apprentice opportunities, so it is making new free careers information resources available to schools and […]
Read more7 May 2013
7 May 2013
Could your organisation hold a funded awareness-raising event about apprenticeships for young people at some point over the next 3 months? We are inviting proposals from organisations interested in delivering one or more apprenticeship awareness-raising events aimed at 16 to 18 year olds between 1st June and 31st August 2013. Funding available for events is […]
Read more24 April 2013
24 April 2013
Serco staff will from this month be visiting schools and colleges up and down the country to share their work experiences and help inspire young people to think about their futures. The visits are part Inspiring the Future programme and Serco is one of the largest UK employers to sign up. Read the story in […]
Read more15 April 2013
15 April 2013
Middle class parents are hiring a Premier League sports psychologist to boost their children’s exam results. Read the full Telegraph story.
Read more14 April 2013
14 April 2013
A disproportionate number of young technology entrepreneurs and app developers are public school educated. Is the X- factor self belief? Read the full BBC story.
Read more12 April 2013
12 April 2013
Thirteen new ‘studio schools’ have been announced for England from September next year, involving organisations as diverse as Barclays, The National Trust, RSPCA and The National Space Centre among others. Read the full BBC story.
Read more26 March 2013
26 March 2013
Schools in England will no longer be rated as “outstanding” by inspectors if they fail to close the attainment gap between poor and affluent children. Schools Minister David Laws said schools should not be relying on their brightest pupils to score well in inspections and league tables. Read the full BBC story.
Read more20 March 2013
20 March 2013
On 19 March the Education and Employers Taskforce unveiled the ‘Nothing in Common’ report at an evening reception hosted by Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO WPP at the British Museum in London. Speakers were: Joanna Mackle, Director of Public Engagement, British Museum Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP David Cruickshank, Chairman Deloitte and Education & Employers Taskforce […]
Read more19 March 2013
19 March 2013
A new Taskforce report ‘Nothing in Common’ maps the career aspirations of 10,729 British teenagers against the projected demand for UK employment over the period 2010-2020 as established by UKCES analysts. It shows that their aspirations have ‘nothing in common’ with projected employment demand. The report includes full details of teenage occupational aspirations segmented by […]
Read more13 March 2013
13 March 2013
According to a poll of 1,774 people who graduated in the last two years, 76% said they were not informed about the alternatives to university before leaving school. Of these, more than half (54%) said they would have picked an Apprenticeship or vocational training route instead of their degree had had they received better information. […]
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