…of employer engagement activities such as careers sessions and work experience and how these activities can positively impact academic achievement. The report outlines the findings of a new survey of…
…urgent call for national, regional and local leadership designed to take action on improving careers provision for young people and adults across England. Job roles and labour markets are changing…
…very high-achieving and have low family income. Students are posted an information package which is ‘semi-customized’ to take account of their circumstances (i.e. income and location) and includes a fee…
…across London, planning and delivering apprenticeship awareness sessions and workshops. This followed having completed an apprenticeship in Public Relations, where he worked as an Account Executive at a specialist technology…
…on Robert Peston’s Speakers for Schools, the Taskforce’s academic research conference at Warwick University, the launch of BIS’s Enterprise Champions Programme and plans to recruit more school governors from business….
…counterparts. The lowest achievers in numeracy and literacy were the most likely to participate, and rates were much higher for pupils planning on undertaking vocational training rather than further education….
…research into employer engagement. Our research has been frequently cited in UK government strategies and papers, including the recent UK Industrial Strategy (2017), the Department for Education’s Careers Strategy (2017)…
…and college leavers. The survey reveals a positive picture of businesses’ intentions to invest in skills. More employers plan to increase investment in training during the coming year, 41% compared…
…approached its 500th anniversary and developing a strategic plan to achieve this. Nick originally studied Environmental Management and then ran his own business as well as being involved with various…
…the workplace. School governing bodies are responsible for setting strategy, overseeing financial performance and holding senior leaders to account, so volunteers gain experience in, amongst other things, strategic planning, and…
