New research published today by the Institute for Employment Studies details the struggle that young jobseekers are facing in the post-lockdown labour market. Young people were among the hardest hit groups in the Covid-19 crisis, seeing the largest falls in employment, disruption to education and continued negative impacts on their mental health, aspirations and futureContinueContinue reading “Two thirds of young people say Covid-19 has made it harder to find decent jobs with three quarters struggling with stress at work”
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Creating an Inclusive Culture
I love words and I always feel there’s a clue in the word to help us find the meaning. The first thing I noticed about the word ‘culture’ is that there are two ‘u’s’. The first ‘u’ represents you the individual, your knowledge, beliefs, customs, capabilities and habits. The second ‘u’ is everyone else withinContinueContinue reading “Creating an Inclusive Culture”
UK students and educators pioneering voice-driven interactive entertainment
Students and educators in schools and universities in the UK are participating in the early access phase of RichCast – a completely new genre of voice-driven interactive entertainment that helps develop the understanding of narrative writing and logic skills. RichCast (www.richcast.com) recently featured as part of the innovative Video Games Production Bootcamp pilot initiative, orchestrated byContinueContinue reading “UK students and educators pioneering voice-driven interactive entertainment”
University of Birmingham launches scholarships to boost skills and secure jobs in technology
The University of Birmingham is to offer hundreds of scholarships to under-represented groups in the Midlands to help them improve their skills and secure jobs in the technology sector. Delivered via £2.4m funding from the West Midlands Combined Authority, there will be 600 scholarships (200 per year over 3 years) of £4,000 each available asContinueContinue reading “University of Birmingham launches scholarships to boost skills and secure jobs in technology”
Response to the Early Years Budget announcement from NIESR’s Associate Research Director
“On the face of it, the Chancellor’s announcement in today’s budget of investment in Early Childcare and Education appears positive, but the devil is in the detail, much more of which is needed before the sector can be confident that it will make a real difference” Claudine Bowyer-Crane, NIESR’s Associate Research Director Dr. Claudine Bowyer-Crane.ContinueContinue reading “Response to the Early Years Budget announcement from NIESR’s Associate Research Director”
FOOD FOUNDATON RESPONSE TO AUTUMN SPENDING REVIEW
Response to Spending Review announcement Anna Taylor, Executive Director, the Food Foundation said: “Today’s announcement that the Holiday Activities and Food Programme will continue to be funded shows that the Government recognise the importance of providing vulnerable children with nutritious food during the school holidays. Provision of holiday clubs through the programme has provided aContinueContinue reading “FOOD FOUNDATON RESPONSE TO AUTUMN SPENDING REVIEW”
Investment in research and innovation can unlock new opportunities, says NCUB
The Chancellor should be commended for investing in both research and innovation says the National Centre for Universities and Business, the collective voice of UK business and universities. Today’s announcement will release new funding for research and innovation, which will unlock breakthroughs to improve our health and environment, and boost our economic performance. Commenting onContinueContinue reading “Investment in research and innovation can unlock new opportunities, says NCUB”
Fixing the education ship now, means fewer life rafts later – National Foundation for Educational Research
Sadly there is no silver bullet to rid us of the wide-ranging societal traumas of Covid, but investing in education could be as close as we get. This week will see the Government launch its Comprehensive Spending Review. The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) recommends that it focuses on children and young people. EarlierContinueContinue reading “Fixing the education ship now, means fewer life rafts later – National Foundation for Educational Research”
COIL helps Coventry University build international relations during COVID-19 pandemic
A record number of more than 7,000 Coventry University students worked on projects with students in 52 countries around the world in the last year, as the university adapted to the impact of Covid on overseas travel. Coventry University’s Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) programme saw 7,129 Coventry University students participate in 170 different projectsContinueContinue reading “COIL helps Coventry University build international relations during COVID-19 pandemic”
Margate Bookie is back.Writing Journey returns for a second round to inspire young people across the county
After a hugely successful first run Margate Bookie’s Writing Journey is back. The series of six writing workshops give young people not in education or training high quality tutoring from highly respected local writers. Running from Tuesday 2 November to Tuesday 9 December, 12-2pm via Zoom, the programme is curated by Sam Gayton, the children’s author who’s beenContinueContinue reading “Margate Bookie is back.Writing Journey returns for a second round to inspire young people across the county”