Education and Employers

Survey for Young People

Survey Guidance for Teachers and Careers Advisers The Education and Employers Taskforce runs Inspiring the Future to help ensure that young people from all backgrounds are able to meet and…

Starting early – the importance of career-related learning in primary school

…or read the word ‘careers’ in the same sentence as primary schools. We should not be providing careers advice in primary schools but instead focussing on broadening horizons and raising…

Essays on Employer Engagement in Education

…available online: Chapter 5: Socialised social capital? The capacity of schools to use careers provision to compensate for social capital deficiencies among teenagers. By Anthony Mann, Elnaz Kashefpakdel and Christian…

Constructing the Future: How the skills needed for success in the workplace are changing

…new technologies and breakthroughs are currently being found in immersive learning, digital simulations and online accreditations. Relevant partners within the industry need to focus on ensuring high quality and relevant…

£1 million announced to help schools recruit skilled governors

…support a new partnership between SGOSS – Governors for Schools and the Education and Employers Taskforce, to recruit and place more high-calibre governors in schools. An online tool will be…

‘Inspiring Women in the Arts’ in partnership with BAFTA at Tate Modern

…event from a volunteer’s perspective. The women and organisations who took part included: Maria Aberg, Theatre director Jenny Agutter OBE, Actress Tazeen Ahmad, Presenter Teresa Albor, Artist Alia Al-Senussi, Head…

Inspiring Women in Games in partnership with BAFTA Young Game Designers

…of the games industry; a range of teaching resources; an online ‘feedback hub’ where young people can submit ideas or questions to a games expert; and live workshops around the…

Research

…of becoming NEET as young adults (2013, 2016, 2017) Structural changes in the operation of the youth labour market are making employer engagement more important for young people (2015, 2016)…

New campaign urges employers to support local school governance and develop their staff

…schools that are looking for governors or trustees. For the employer, the involvement of employees can be tracked and reported upon via a state of the art on-line matchmaking service…

New apprenticeship report reveals gender stereotyping and negative perceptions are major issues

…given further advice and information on apprenticeships and for students to have the opportunity to meet employers (including former or current apprentices) in school, to mitigate the lack of reliable…