Demographic behaviour trends shaping the nation To view the report click here This latest report by McCrindle Research of Australia is written by Mark McCrindle, Sophie Renton and Kevin Leung. “Coined in the 1980’s, the VUCA acronym has been an apt summary of recent decades (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity). In 2018 at the World…
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The Institute for Employability Professionals (IEP) has reecently published the 4th edition of their journal with dialogue and debate from the employability sector in which it shares articles and contributions from the sector. In this edition among the many interesting and useful contibutions are two articles, one by Deirdre Hughes and also by Senior Associate…
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The Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF) has released its new career development competencies list. The project was funded with a grant from Employment and Social Development Canada. It involved many hours from volunteers informing the framework and multiple consultations with stakeholders far and wide. http://ccdp-pcdc.ca/en/Competency_Profile_CDP.pdf Along with the new list of competencies comes an updated…
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FE News has published a new article by Deirdre Hughes in which she claims ” there has never been a more urgent time for this country’s young people to have access to highly visible careers support for all, not just the privileged few.” Following the Brexit, the impact of the Covid pandemic ” today’s young people face…
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Chief inspector Amanda Spielman told the House of Commons Education Select Committee on 15 June 2021  that it was “unlikely” a school would receive an ‘outstanding’ rating if its careers guidance, namely compliance with the Baker Clause, was not up to scratch. Inspectors are not required to report on  compliance of  the Baker Clause. https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/1e1384eb-43c7-4faa-8308-19ca3871474a…
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The Fair Education Alliance-Support Kevan Collins and EPI Investment Call – Letter 9 June The Fair Education Alliance and a cross-sector coalition of over 200 businesses, educationalists, charities and young people ‘who are dedicated to improving educational outcomes for the disadvantaged children in this country’ wrote to the Prime Minister on 9 June supporting Kevan…
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Calls for £40m urgent investment in careers provision by Engineering UK  Published: 09 June 2021 A new report calls on government to invest £40 million in improving access to careers provision for students in schools and colleges in England to enable more young people to understand the opportunities available in science, technology, engineering and maths…
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The Inaugural BFELG Conference took place on Tuesday, 23 February 2021. It was held online in partnership with Google for Education, and skillfully compered by Rosemary Campbell-Stephens MBE.Rosemary is a veteran, inspirational educator, who embraces the label ‘disruptor’. Her breadth of experience is international. This report summarises the presentations and key messages of the keynote…
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The Skills and post-16 Education Bill will be introduced in Parliament today (18 May), underpinning the government’s skills and training revolution. The Skills Bill was mentioned during the Queen’s Speech last week and today FE News has an exclusive article from Gavin Williamson outlining his vision to put skills at the top of an ambitious legislative agenda, to…
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A new research report from the Resolution Foundation A Briefing Note from the Resolution Foundaon finds that that 16-24-year-olds have accounted for a disproportionately large share (57 per cent) of the fall in employment that’s occurred over the past year. 16-24 year old Blacks the most  adversely affected group  – https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/app/uploads/2021/04/Uneven-steps.pdf  The Foundation says ‘…
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