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Opportunity Areas: Education Committee to question Children and Families Minister Nadhim Zahawi MP – Tuesday 14th May at 10am The Education Select Committee is to question Children and Families Minister Nadhim Zahawi MP on the Government’s Opportunity Areas (OA) programme. The programme was announced in 2016 with the objective of providing additional support in disadvantaged areas to improve outcomes for young……

  HOT OFF THE PRESS! FE News 3rd May 2019 PAC to scrutinise careers quango that is failing to pay its way   “MPs will investigate whether careers funding is achieving value for money after the government abandoned plans to make the Careers & Enterprise Company pay for itself. https://feweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Edition-279-digi-embargoed.pdf?mc_cid=f0b6b1ae38&mc_eid=5c36273b13 Meg Hillier, chair of the parliamentary……

HOT OFF THE PRESS: The BBC sets out key findings from the Social Mobility Commission which warns inequality will remain entrenched in the UK “from birth to work” unless the government takes urgent action. “Its State of the Nation report said the situation had remained “virtually stagnant” since 2014 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48103017 It is calling on ministers……

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……