Education and Employers

Nick Chambers

…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…

Key findings from our research

…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)…

Derrick Otchere

…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…

New research shows link between academic achievement and encounters with employers

…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…

How to make the most of employer engagement: six tips from the research for school and college staff

…equitably as possible. Here are six insights from research for staff in schools and colleges planning employer engagement activities: A lot of little goes a long way when it comes…

‘Business mentoring in schools: does it raise attainment?’

…a more robust analysis on whether business mentoring raises academic achievement levels. Feedback from the postal survey indicated that three-quarters of the schools involved had 4 or more objectives for…

Inspiring South Korea

…and various UK leaders. UK leaders from various area such as economy, politics, arts, government are supporting the career education for secondary school students via good program planned by Education…

Education and Employers study on the impact of employer engagement on student attitudes towards school using PISA data published in Australian Career Education journal

…be influenced by schools and colleges by exposing students to new experiences. Further analysis of the relationship between participation in CDA and performance on the PISA tests is planned. Access…

How important is providing careers-related information for students?

…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…

Our Future Derby

…Future Derby here In addition, the project will spark conversations at a range of events across the city to help broaden horizons, raise aspirations, and open a world of greater…