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The Careers and Enterprise Company will continue to be reliant on government handouts after ministers dropped their ambition for the quango to become self-sustaining. Announcing the creation of the company in 2014, former education secretary Nicky Morgan, said that “in the longer term the company will sustain itself”. But CEC’s new sustainability plan, seen by Schools……

The OECD’s annual report on jobs and employment in OECD countries – http://www.oecd.org/employment/outlook/. Each edition reviews recent trends, policy developments, and prospects.  They have produced some terrific infographics on the ‘Future of Work’, as well as short informative videos. Job Automation (OECD, 2019) Download in Excel Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, estimates that “14% of existing……

Primary Futures:Northern Ireland dmh associates brokers the first Primary Futures event to be held in Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, N.Ireland. I grew up in the 1970s in Coleraine during ‘the troubles’ and over the years I have recognised an urgent need to find a way of raising children’s aspirations from an early age, particularly in areas……

Teachers lose faith in school curriculum to equip students with skills for jobs, says Edge report A new report by the Edge Foundation highlights today (15 April 2019) – http://www.edge.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/skills_shortage_bulletin_4_web-1.pdf “Nearly half (47%) of teachers believe there are fewer opportunities to enable their students to develop employability skills and competencies since the introduction of the reformed GCSEs and……

Reported in the i newspaper today “More than 20 universities have been accused by the Education Secretary of using “unethical” admission practices that are “trapping” students into accepting higher education places. Damian Hinds is writing to 23 named institutions warning that applicants are being “backed into a corner” to accept offers.” : https://inews.co.uk/news/education/education-secretary-calls-out-universities-over-unethical-admission-practices/ The Education……