January 30, 2020
January 30, 2020
By Andrew Morris The findings of Education & Employers’ Disconnected report resonate with my experience as a Deputy Head responsible for careers work in an inner city Sixth Form College. That was back in the 80s and 90s and things have changed in many ways since then. The disconnection revealed in this report makes me […]
Read moreOctober 2, 2019
October 2, 2019
This 2019 work by Professor Simon O’Leary of Regent’s University London, published in Studies in Higher Education, builds upon his earlier 2017 work published in the Journal of Education & Work and pulls together three sets of data to reveal opportunities for enhancing graduate employability across all subject areas that would have a notably positive […]
Read moreJuly 19, 2019
July 19, 2019
Ian McIntosh and Julia Yates (City, University of London) Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 42(1), pp. 9-17. Read the full paper. The debate over the different roles and contributions made by employers and careers practitioners in English secondary schools’ careers work is not new. But there is limited research comparing […]
Read moreMay 31, 2019
May 31, 2019
Jordan Rehill (Research Analyst, Education and Employers) As Director of the Institute of Employment Research at the University of Warwick, Professor Chris Warhurst has published a number of studies and papers exploring labour market trends and issues. In relation to Tracktion, Chris has extensive experience designing, planning and implementing graduate tracking protocols in Higher Education […]
Read moreMay 1, 2019
May 1, 2019
By Jordan Rehill (Research Analyst, Education and Employers) In their sixth State of the Nation report, the Social Mobility Commission says that social mobility has stagnated over the last four years and explores some of the reasons for this. Gaps between the poorest students and their peers are, according to the authors, prevalent at all […]
Read moreApril 17, 2019
April 17, 2019
Will Millard, Head of Policy Advocacy at LKMco, shares his thoughts as to what careers education should look like in Early Years and primary settings. Before we began the research for LKMco’s new report on careers education, I wouldn’t have necessarily been supportive of the idea of young children taking part in a careers education […]
Read moreMarch 25, 2019
March 25, 2019
Jordan Rehill (Research Analyst, Education and Employers) The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published earlier this month provide a stark reminder of the challenge that young people face when looking for stable and secure employment. While overall NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) figures for 18-24-year olds have declined in […]
Read moreFebruary 22, 2019
February 22, 2019
Supported by Education and Employers, CASCAID have launched their latest report The Future of Work, which explores the impact of technology on young people’s expectations of work and careers education. The report reflects on how generational differences have shaped the workplace and people’s attitudes towards work. The authors also examine how the fourth industrial revolution […]
Read moreJanuary 24, 2019
January 24, 2019
Studies show that the future of the UK labour market will be increasingly competitive and subject to emerging technological and environmental changes. Katy Hampshire (Director of Operations and Programmes) and Chris Percy (Careers research adviser) from Education and Employers presented to the British Council’s Policy Dialogue at the Education World Forum why employer engagement in education […]
Read moreDecember 14, 2018
December 14, 2018
This research from DMH Associates aims to connect with young people in schools and colleges between the age of 14 years old to 19 years old to find out more about their views of the world of work, the opportunities available to them, and what they think their future might look like. The online survey […]
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