Expert Working Group on Research

Terms of reference and membership

The Taskforce needs to come to a view on what an "effective partnership" actually consists and to identify means of ensuring that all schools have an effective relationship with employers which provides all young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential. The Taskforce also needs to consider how support from employers can be mobilized to support schools, identifying the tangible benefits, and the circumstances under which these are most likely to be secured, to partners on both sides. 

 

Objectives of the research strategy

 

  • develop shared understanding of current and planned research across partners and wider stakeholders, creating a research strategy that is relevant and useful to partners
  • develop a shared understanding of the characteristics of an effective relationship between employers and schools/colleges
  • ensure that the Taskforce, its partners and wider stakeholders are aware of the most compelling and robust evidence demonstrating the real benefits of partnership to young people, teachers, schools, employers, employees and to the nation as a whole
  • enable future research commissions by the Taskforce, partners and other stakeholders to draw on shared understanding of the developing evidence base
  • ensure that Taskforce communications are informed by an evidence base which is relevant and compelling to target audiences
  • ensure relevant and appropriate benchmarks for the current level of quality and quantity of partnerships between education and employers are identified

The role of the Taskforce Expert Group on Research

 

The Taskforce is committed to supporting the work of partners and other stakeholders by bringing them together to provide a forum to share and discuss information of mutual interest, identifying opportunities for future collaborative working. 

 

The Taskforce Expert Group on Research will include:

 

  • nominated representatives of the members of the Partnership Board
  • nominated representatives of the Trustees
  • nominated representative of the Taskforce executive

 

The Group will also include representatives from:

 

  • stakeholder groups
  • academic community

The members of Expert Group on Research will:

 

  • report to the Partnership Council and Board of Trustees, providing advice on policy matters related to research
  • meet quarterly, unless members agree otherwise
  • provide advice and guidance to partners, and other stakeholders, on research proposals in relation to the agreed Taskforce research strategy
  • support the objectives of the Taskforce in ensuring that communications, and other activities, are informed by relevant and robust research
  • review the continuing relevance of the Taskforce Research Strategy after 12 months of operation
  • review the continuing purpose and effectiveness of the Taskforce Expert Group on Research after 12 months of operation

Membership 

Taskforce                                            Dr Anthony Mann (Chair)

                                                               

Partnership Board nominees

 

DfE                                                      Michele Weatherburn

Edge / IEBE                                         David Harbourne

NCB                                                     Becky Fauth

STEMNET                                             Dr Rachel Crossley

UKCES                                                  Alison Morris                    

 

Co-opted members

 

From academia

 

Professor Louise Archer                  King's College, London

Professor Steve Brammer               University of Bath

Dr Gill Haynes                               University of Exeter

Professor Irene Grugulis                 University of Durham

Prof Richard Hatcher/                      Birmingham City University

Tricia Le Gallais

Professor Prue Huddleston              University of Warwick

Professor Chris James                    University of Bath

Tami McCrone                                National Foundation for Educational Research

Julian Stanley                                University of Warwick

Dr Ciaran Sugrue                            University of Cambridge

 

From the private sector

 

Louis Coiffait                                   Pearson Centre for Learning and Policy

Sophie Hulm                                     City of London

Sue Husband                                    McDonalds

Tanya Kuveljic                                  B-live

Desiree Lopez                                  Edcoms/Institute of Education

Raj Patel                                        Talent Economy

Jennifer Shaw                                  BDO Stoy Hayward LLP

Matthew Sparkes                              Linklaters LLP

Catherine Skilton                            Freshminds

Dr Michael Wagstaff                         YouGov

Liz Watts                                        Edcoms

 

From the public sector

 

Richard Brooks/Gwen Coates              Ofsted

Kate Holt                                          Richard Rose Federation Sixth Form College

 

 

From the third sector

 

Zamila Bunglawala                          The Young Foundation

Nick Chambers                                  Education and Employers Taskforce

Kathleen Collett                              City and Guilds Centre for Skills Development

Ruth Dwyer                                      Shine Trust

Anne Evans                                       HTI

Professor Becky Francis                      Royal Society of Arts                     

Amanda Jordan                                 Smart Company

Derek Kozel                                     Young Chamber

Fiona Murray                                    Private Equity Foundation

David Walker                                    Career Academies

Karen Whitby                                   CfBT Education Trust

 

Observer

 

Sefika Mertkan-Ozunlu                 University of Cambridge