…London. Speakers were; Joanna Mackle, Director of Public Engagement, British Museum, Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP, David Cruickshank, Chairman Deloitte and Education & Employers Taskforce, Nick Chambers, Director, Education &…
…Increased Flexibility for 14-16 year olds Programme (IFP) was introduced in 2002 by the UK Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to ‘create enhanced vocational and work-related learning opportunities for…
…provision of education and training but also catalysed innovation in distance learning. While access to learning and skills development was maintained in some contexts through a rapid shift to distance…
…life role models from the world of work improves academic attainment at GCSE level, increases young people’s earning potential, broadens young peoples’ horizons and raises their aspirations. Hearing from volunteers…
Education and Employers is a charity that works with schools, colleges and employers to provide young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them…
…with the Edge Foundation. It focuses on employer engagement in general education, technical and vocational education and training, and the extent to which such interventions adequately prepare young people for…
…report makes the case for significant expansion of career-related learning in primary schools, more support for careers guidance in secondary schools, better labour market information for young people and better…
…which found that young adults who take part in career talks and employer engagement programs are more likely to be in education, employment or training than their peers who did…
…Anthony Mann, Education and Employers Christian Percy, independent academic David Harbourne, Edge Foundation Deirdre Hughes, University of Warwick Elnaz T. Kashefpakdel, University of Bath Francis Green, UCL Institute of Education…
…engagement in education makes to young people and the economy. This paper which examines the history of employer engagement in education fills a large void in knowledge in this area….
