A report released today by Speakers for Schools highlights the concerning issue of work experience being a key factor for university admissions, potentially creating a double disadvantage for students from underprivileged backgrounds.
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Introducing the Schools Consent Project
Empowering students through legal education and fostering positive social awareness are core tenets of a well-rounded education. We’re excited to introduce you to the Schools Consent Project (SCP), a charity introduced to us by our contacts in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), that offers valuable opportunities for students aged 11-18, particularly those interested in law careers.
Continue reading “Introducing the Schools Consent Project”Quick Updates: Gatsby Foundation Trust & Crown Prosecution Service
This week has seen a few of us under the weather or swamped with work, so I wanted to share two quick updates that might be helpful and spread some cheer!
Continue reading “Quick Updates: Gatsby Foundation Trust & Crown Prosecution Service”Linklaters’ Business Foundation Course returns in April.
Better Deadline this time! Great news! Linklaters’ Business Foundation Course returns in April. Share this with local schools – a unique chance for students to explore the legal world!
Continue reading “Linklaters’ Business Foundation Course returns in April.”AEBP Conference 2024
Back from a whirlwind conference, and excited to share!
Dive into all the speaker slides and the featured video from the event here. Just a quick warning, the file will only be available for the next few weeks.
Continue reading “AEBP Conference 2024”Teams Events – Post Covid School and Workplace environment
Earlier this month, the AEBP successfully launched its inaugural online event series utilising Microsoft Teams. This digital gathering brought together a diverse group of attendees, including both members and non-members, to engage in a stimulating discussion about the evolving landscape of schools and workplaces in the post-COVID era. Participants shared valuable insights and perspectives on the array of products and services now available to educational institutions, particularly highlighting the emergence of innovative virtual solutions.
Continue reading “Teams Events – Post Covid School and Workplace environment”Focus on… Somerset EBP Response to BCC Workplace Training and Development Commission
Below is Somerset EBP’s informative response to the BCC Workplace Training and Development Commission.
Young Perspectives on Work Experience – Dominic Jones, MYP
Work experience is vital. Not just to young people who can experience the workplace environment, figure out their career paths and learn a range of transferable skills (highlighted in the Department for Education’s Employers Perspective Survey 2016), but also to employers and institutions by helping them to understand the young people of today, look at their skill strengths and gaps along with helping them with their recruitment both now and in the future. This visionary approach is one that supporters of quality work experience from all backgrounds and sectors to ensure that young people can be successful in life-after all we are the future! Continue reading “Young Perspectives on Work Experience – Dominic Jones, MYP”
The real skills shortage in the UK
The Edge Foundations new report published today on the UK’s skills shortages shows an estimated 600,000 vacancies in digital technology are costing the country £63 billion a year[1].
Let that sink in a moment.
600,000 tech vacancies, but GCSE entries in IT and computing down 11% in last year – is the #EBacc costing the UK economy £63bn a year? Continue reading “The real skills shortage in the UK”
Collaborating “Subjects in the City”
Local Education Business Partnerships (EBPs) play a key role in bringing together schools, businesses and community organisations in local areas and supporting tens of thousands of pupils every year to develop their employability skills and drive up their aspirations. Some EBPs are coordinated by the borough, and others are independent bodies that work in partnership with their local council.
Subjects in the City was an innovative project which aimed to bring together City business and teachers from local schools to enrich the curriculum across a range of areas. Continue reading “Collaborating “Subjects in the City””