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APPG for Education Inquiry Call for Evidence: Do schools prepare young people for their future careers?

Deadline for submissions: 13th June 2016 In its 2015 Education and Skills Survey, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) found that over half of employers were concerned that in the future there would not be enough people available to fill skilled job roles. The report stated that, “The [education] system must change, with more focus …

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Ofsted – Moving English forward – highlighting APPG’s recommendations

Ofsted’s report, Moving English forward, published on 15th March 2012, sets out to answer the question: how can attainment in English be raised in order to move English forward in schools? The report refers to the APPG for Education’s recommendations, in particular noting: 72.  …The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education recently reported that ‘schools should …

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Literacy inquiry – responses and Early Day Motion

The APPG met on 8th November 2011 to discuss the responses to the literacy inquiry: download the summary of responses The Group also agreed to table Early Day Motion 2420: That this House is concerned about the high number of children and adults who struggle to read; is alarmed by the large proportion of offenders …

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