‘Achieving Excellence in CEIAG’ is the umbrella for several projects in London that aim to achieve excellence for all young people across the capital in CEIAG. Partnership for Young London would like to ask you to contribute to helping all young people in London to get excellent careers information, advice and guidance by responding to a survey. It should take no longer than 10-15 minutes with 5 questions.
Functional Skills and GCSE’s update students will not have to pass Level 2 functional skills in order to achieve a grade C or above for core GCSE subjects. Separately accredited stand alone functional skills tests in English, maths and ICT will also be available, and be part of Diplomas, Apprenticeships and the Foundation Learning Tier. In 2010 the new GCSE specifications for English, maths and ICT will have functional skills embedded and assessed. For more infromation click here.
Government's official website launches new web tool – Directgov has launched
Moneyspeak, a new free simple tool which can be shared via social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Moneyspeak is an interactive tool that puts those confusing and alarming economic terms we hear every day into context.
Citizenship Foundation and Abbey team up to produce My Money, My Rights pocket guide offering clear and up to date information on all aspects of money for young people.
September Guarantee reminder - Year 11 students will be leaving school shortly, and both they, and their parents/carers, need to know who to contact for information, advice and guidance about getting an offer of a suitable place in post-16 education or training under the September Guarantee. Schools should ensure that arrangements are in place, and that they are communicated to Year 11 leavers and their parents and carers, either in their end of term letter or by other means. Read more here.
National launch of the Aimhigher Associates programme - The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills has announced the national launch of the Aimhigher Associates programme, following a successful pilot last year. Read more here.
Problems at work? This
leaflet provides up-to-date and accurate information for employees who work in any workplace in Great Britain.
Healthaware Challenge is an innovative way for workers from a wide range of disciplines to access support and resources for developing their health and wellbeing work with young people. Linked to UK Youth's Youth Challenges and Youth Achievement Awards, there are also opportunities for young people to gain accreditation through ASDAN for their involvement, visit the site to register and for more information.
Open is a national drive to increase the provision of
positive activities on Friday and Saturday evenings. It all kicks off with the Open Weekend on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 July.
Family Rights Group has launched a new advice line number 0808 801 0366, the latest development in a series of moves aimed at increasing vulnerable families’ access to their advice services. The line’s experienced advisers give legal and practical advice to families, whose children are involved with, or need, local authority children’s services.
UK Youth Parliament's campaigns for 2009-10 have been announced and are: to incorporate political education into the secondary education curriculum; a national transport concession card for all young people under the age of 18 in full time education; to abolish university fees. For more information,
click here.
Independent Evaluation of V - The results of v’s first independent evaluation have been published, read the full report here.