February 2015 archive

Crossrail Roundtable on the Future of Skills With a Tour of Crossrail’s Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy

Thursday 12th March, 9:30-11:30am TUCA, Lugg Approach, Ilford, E12 5LN Crossrail has invited the APPG for Education to attend a roundtable discussion on the future of skills, and to tour their Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA). The discussion will be attended by other APPGs, employers, school representatives, as well as TUCA advisory board members. The …

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APPG for Education Meeting on “Does science education equip our young people for the workplace?”

On 27 January 2015 the APPG for Education was delighted to host a meeting on the question of whether science provision in schools equips our young people for the workplace. The Group was addressed by Andrew Miller MP, Chair of the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee, Amanda Spielman, Chair of Ofqual, and Katherine Mathieson, Director of Programmes …

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