News & Insight

Work and Business: Careers guidance for the future

30 April 2014

Any incoming government loves a quick win, particularly if it’s in a tricky area which its predecessor has been seen to have got badly wrong. So should the next government be red of hue, could I suggest that they look...

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Labour's Policy Review

29 April 2014

It’s now crunch time for Labour’s Policy Review as the General Election draws ever closer. Over the next few weeks we’ll be taking a closer look at a few of Labour’s policy areas. You can read more about each area on...

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Work and Business: Taking apprenticeship seriously

29 April 2014

As a respected and resilient model of occupational training, apprenticeship could and should play a much bigger role in the UK. Done well, apprenticeship fulfils economic, educational, and social goals benefitting employers, individuals and society. Employers who invest in and...

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Back to Earth

28 April 2014

We are facing a democratic deficit of startling proportions. Across Europe, electoral turnout has been on a downward trend for decades and membership of a political party is dwindling compared to the post-war era. In the UK, only 44 per cent...

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Recruiting...Head of Partnerships and Events

17 April 2014

We are recruiting for the senior post of Head of Partnerships and Events (£30,000 - £34,000 pa + 6 weeks’ holiday and 7% pension contribution) to lead the Society’s events and partnerships strategy and deliver an events programme, which includes...

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Gender flips: Will role reversal help us reverse sexism?

16 April 2014

Laughing out loud is not my usual reaction to feminist activism, but Leah Green’s gender flip video for the Guardian, inspired by stories from Everyday Sexism, had just that impact. Green approaches men and repeats lines that women report have...

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