Education and Skills
GLA Publishes Report into Issues Affecting Disabled Students
Yesterday saw the publication of a new report from the Greater London Authority into issues affecting disabled students in the capital.
Mayor Launches Olympic Skills Fund
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has announced an 11 million pound grants package which it is claimed will help more than 14,000 Londoners and 1500 businesses with a range of skills training, work placements and employment advice.
Skills and Employment Board Appointments
Ken Livingstone has announced the appointments to the new Skills and Employment Board.
City and Guilds Recognise ‘The Knowledge’
London’s world famous ‘knowledge’ which all would-be licensed taxi drivers must pass before qualifying has received official accreditation by City and Guilds.
Skills and Employment Board Vice Chair Appointed
Harvey McGrath, chair of the Man Group and chair of London First, has been appointed as vice chair of the new Skills and Employment Board.
Livingstone and Brown Launch Child Poverty Initiatives
Ken Livingstone joined forces with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown and Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell today to launch two initiatives from the London Employment and Skills Taskforce for 2012 (LEST) action plan.
Students Get Green Metro
Almost 40,000 new University students in London will receive a special ‘green’ edition of the Metro newspaper under an initiative announced by the Mayor today.
Call for More Black Teachers in London
A report commissioned by the Mayor of London has found that black teachers are still under represented in London schools and that recruitment has virtually stalled.
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