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  1. Gove says opening more grammar schools is no ‘silver bullet’ to social mobility. tinyurl.com/c6rkj2w
  2. 1 in 6 people aged 16 – 24 now NEET. 15% increase on 5 years ago. tinyurl.com/7q4qq8l
  3. GCSE grades of 1/2 million pupils improved by Certificate of Personal Effectiveness research shows. tinyurl.com/4b6lokq
  4. Twigg calls for public speaking lessons in state schools. tinyurl.com/cf95427
  5. BBC News - Twigg calls for public speaking lessons in state schools bbc.in/KLXesk
  6. NEETs lack the social skills to get a job and need help in this crucial transition into work bbc.co.uk/news/education…
  7. Enter the Enterprising Britain 2012 Award if you are working with young people to make them more enterprising bis.gov.uk/enterprising-b…
  8. Social Mobility - the charts show Britain lagging behind our neighbours. guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/…
  9. Clegg updates Social Mobility Strategy. Govt committed to all civil servants volunteering via Inspiring the Future. tinyurl.com/cuzd9co
  10. Ed Miliband attacks vocational educational snobbery. Watch the video tinyurl.com/cp5ovky
  11. Taskforce supports CIPD’s Learning to Work campaign for step change in relationship between young people & employers. tinyurl.com/7akhawm
  12. Arts Council announce 1st FE colleges to receive Artsmark for engaging students with the creative industry. tinyurl.com/clmwee3
  13. Architecture students tweet sketches to prospective employers for industry expert feedback. NW Uni pioneers approach. tinyurl.com/8a3649e
  14. Scottish kids from age 4 to learn 2 foreign languages for later 'employability'. tinyurl.com/73weffx