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Tag: Careers Strategy

  • TRENDS IN SCHOOL FUNDING: PRESSURES IN ENGLAND

    TRENDS IN SCHOOL FUNDING: PRESSURES IN ENGLAND

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    A new report by the Education Policy Institute examines the latest trends in local authority maintained school balances, and assesses whether all schools will be able to meet cost pressures over the next two years, following recent government funding reforms. This new analysis, School funding pressures in England, builds on EPI research last year on the implications…

  • STRENGTHENED LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIPS IN ENGLAND: CHANGES ON THE HORIZON?

    STRENGTHENED LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIPS IN ENGLAND: CHANGES ON THE HORIZON?

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    In the Industrial Strategy (published in November 2017) , Government committed to work with Local Enterprise Partnerships to bring forward reforms to leadership, governance, accountability, financial reporting and geographical boundaries. This new Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government report (24th July 2018)  marks the conclusion of the Ministerial review of Local Enterprise Partnerships and…

  • NEW MULTI-MILLION POUND DEAL TO BOOST SKILLS ACROSS WEST MIDLANDS

    NEW MULTI-MILLION POUND DEAL TO BOOST SKILLS ACROSS WEST MIDLANDS

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      EXTRACT FROM: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-multi-million-pound-deal-to-boost-skills-across-west-midlands Businesses, young people and adults across the West Midlands are set to benefit from a new skills deal, which could unlock up to £69million, the Education Secretary has announced today (18 July). The skills deal agreed with the West Midlands Combined Authority will boost digital and technical skills, job opportunities and…

  • STUDENTS TO RECEIVE CAREERS ADVICE FROM YEAR 7 – VICTORIA STATE, AUSTRALIA

    STUDENTS TO RECEIVE CAREERS ADVICE FROM YEAR 7 – VICTORIA STATE, AUSTRALIA

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    Every student in Victoria, Australia will receive careers guidance from the age of 12 as part of a state government overhaul of careers education. The changes will be rolled out next year after a review commissioned by the Education Department found careers education started too late in government schools, varied in quantity and quality and…

  • Hinds gives £5m to 20 (or 21?) ‘careers hubs’ to boost advice and job ‘encounters’

    Hinds gives £5m to 20 (or 21?) ‘careers hubs’ to boost advice and job ‘encounters’

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    Schools in 20 areas of England will have access to funding to train staff to give better careers advice and offer pupils more “encounters” with employers. Overall, 646 secondary schools, 15 sixth forms and 49 further education colleges will be linked to a hub, with each one involving up to 40 different institutions. Claudia Harris, CEO…

  • Names of over 60 colleges involved in new careers hubs revealed

    Names of over 60 colleges involved in new careers hubs revealed

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      The names of more than 60 FE colleges set to play key roles in new careers hubs, which the education secretary Damian Hinds has said will transform careers education across England, have been unveiled. But question marks have been raised over how viable it will be for the colleges to implement the required changes,…

  • UK Ethnicity Facts and Figures – world’s 1st comprehensive dataset

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    Ethnicity facts and figures Today I met with Zamila Bunglawala, Deputy Director – Strategy and Insight, Race Disparity Unit at the Cabinet Office (in the red jacket above), who  presented  “the world’s first comprehensive ethnicity facts and figures dataset” at the Education and Employers and The Edge Foundation International Conference, London. She’s a Senior Civil Servant…

  • WORKING IT OUT: CAREER GUIDANCE AND EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT

    WORKING IT OUT: CAREER GUIDANCE AND EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT

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    WORKING IT OUT: CAREER GUIDANCE AND EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT WORKING IT OUT: CAREER GUIDANCE AND EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT A new report published by the OECD (2nd July 2018) looks at the features of good career guidance practice, including the need for schools to begin early and the essential role of exposure to the world of work. To access…

  • A DYNAMIC APPROACH TO LINKING CAREERS INTO THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM

    A DYNAMIC APPROACH TO LINKING CAREERS INTO THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM

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    I recently came across this really interesting ‘Training the Trainers’ approach, designed by Gerard Liston at the Forum Talent Potential – http://www.forum-talent-potential.org/wp-content/uploads/getting-started.pdf This tried-and-tested approach offers innovative Careers Leadership training, including open access to content-rich resources within a massive open online course (MOOC) that enables teachers and careers advisers to put the Gatsby principles into action…

  • PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE WARNS OF POTENTIAL BREXIT IMPACT: CALLS FOR ACTION ON GENDER IMBALANCES

    PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE WARNS OF POTENTIAL BREXIT IMPACT: CALLS FOR ACTION ON GENDER IMBALANCES

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    There remains a need to address marked gender imbalances in several areas of STEM learning and work—demonstrated, for example, by the fact that only 8% of STEM apprenticeship starts are undertaken by women. Yet another report highlighting the quality of careers advice in schools is patchy at best, perpetuating misconceptions about STEM careers. The notion…