Work Experience 'cuts dropout rate'
Sunday, February 19, 2012
The more young people come into contact with employers while they are at school, the less likely they are to go on to be unemployed, research suggests. Pupils who took part in four or more activities with employers were five times less likely to drop out... Read More
Voluntary and Community Sector Support Government’s Youth Contract
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Funding news - 10/02/2012 Voluntary and Community Sector Support Government’s Youth Contract Key social enterprise, voluntary and community organisations have agreed to support the Government’s programme to tackle unemployment among young... Read More
Suffolk Celebrates Apprenticeship Week
Thursday, February 16, 2012
During Apprenticeship Week the EBP's ‘Go with the Flow’ youth bus has been visiting high schools across the county to raise awareness of the apprenticeship options for students. Onboard the bus is a number of apprenticeship training providers... Read More
EMA Repalcement scheme 'unfair'
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Barnardo's brands bursary scheme 'unfair' and 'totally inadequate' By Joe Lepper Tuesday, 07 February 2012 Be the first to comment The bursary fund brought in by the government to replace the education maintenance allowance (EMA) is failing... Read More
Go with the Flow Youth Bus Open Day
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Why not come along and see it for yourself? Suffolk EBP would like to invite you to our Go with the Flow - Community Youth Bus Open Day – Friday 24th February between 10am and 3pm, at Kesgrave Community Centre. Currently used to provide valuable... Read More
The Source Website for young people
Friday, February 3, 2012
Revamp of The Source Website It provides information and advice for young people – it is now live!! Working with the One Suffolk team, and user testing with 30 young people through IP1, the website has undergone a complete refresh and new look New... Read More
Vocational courses face shake-up
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Vocational courses face shake-up Just 70 vocational qualifications will count towards a school's GCSE performance in league tables in future - a cut from more than 3,000 under the current system. The move is part of an attempt by the Government to... Read More
Teaching Union accepts pension deal
Monday, January 30, 2012
A teaching union has decided to accept the Government's controversial pension reforms, it has been announced. The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), which represents 160,000 teachers, said the move followed the results of a poll of members in... Read More
National Curriculuam - Update
Friday, January 13, 2012
Policy Watch kicks off the new year by summarising some late news from the end of last year. First a summary of where the National Curriculum Review has got to so far . Read More
Primary Policy Watch
Friday, January 13, 2012
Keeping up the relentless pace that characterised 2011 right until the bitter end, the Department for Education released a report from the National Curriculum review expert panel at the end of December. Announcing that the new curriculum for all subjects... Read More