Employers commonly bemoan the education system’s failure to prepare young people with the skills and attributes they need to succeed in the world of work. Work experience is one of the best ways for young people still at school to prepare for the challenges that starting work will bring.
Fewer adults are involved in learning in the UK than at any time since 1996, according to research by the...
A government pledge to recruit 13,000 maths teachers for primary schools will not be met for another 10 years, MPs...
The National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) has launched a free online information and recruitment initiative to help businesses find...
Offering internships to young people from deprived backgrounds is not just about altruistically oiling the wheels of social mobility - it can bring unexpected benefits to your organisation and help upskill the workforce. Ross Bentley reports.
Jobless professionals will be fast–tracked to become teachers within six months under new plans to be announced today by Gordon...
Festival Housing Group (FHG), the West Midlands-based housing association, has won a UK Housing Award – in the ‘Developing Skills...
The number of exceptionally intelligent teenagers is far lower than a generation ago, a new study claims. Researchers at King’s...
A shortage of male primary school teachers is leaving boys without vital role models for life, research has found.Almost half...
Tesco has pledged its commitment to graduate recruitment despite the economic downturn leading some employers to reduce the number of...
A leading union has called for schools to teach pupils about the right to strike and the role of trade...
The CBI has criticised schools for not providing careers advice for students, but stopped short of demanding it from teachers.This...
Almost half of all UK workers would have studied “completely different” subjects in hindsight, with one in five believing they...
School children are being abandoned by both teachers and employers when it comes to their careers, a damming survey has...
The UK’s leading employer group has called on the government to do more to make teenagers pursue careers in science,...
The number of adults participating in learning in the past year has fallen, according to research published to coincide with...
