What is the role of the employer in education? In our rapidly changing world of work this is one of the more pressing questions relating to young people in education and employment. At this year’s Education and Employers Taskforce conference the keynote speaker and lead author on the Pathways to Prosperity report, professor Bob Schwartz... Read on

The Financial Times FT Weekend money section reported that the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs are still creating jobs on a large scale despite rising unemployment. On Tuesday the paper produced a special report on The UK’s Entrepreneurs with pieces on role of government, private funders and social enterprise. Both interesting and timely reporting as the... Read on

The cacophony surrounding Sir John Vickers’ report commissioned by the Coalition government seems to be drowning out more important long-term questions about how we grow our economy or how the recommendations of the report fit into wider narratives about job creation, high unemployment and the creation of a vibrant workforce capable of competing in the... Read on

Harvard Professor and leading author of the Pathways to Prosperity Report, Robert “Bob” Schwartz discusses social mobility, education and the skills that young people need to succeed in the future. Filmed at the 2nd Education and Employer’s Taskforce Research Conference at Warwick University in conversation with Ronley Kirwan of the PCPL. Read on

David Cameron’s speech to the Conservative party conference was big on hope and optimism. It reminded me of something Barack Obama said during his 2009 inauguration speech. “Starting today we need to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin again the work of remaking America.” However for us it’s the UK economy which needs... Read on

Figures released this week by the Office for National Statistics point to a weaker than expected UK economic recovery, with a growth rate of just 0.2% in the second quarter of 2011. Many economists worry that the government’s rapid deficit reduction plan is having an adverse effect on economic performance. But, as we scrutinize the... Read on