Education and Employers

Working together for young people

…and Sport, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Ministry of Justice, HMRC, Civil Service, OECD, Teach First, TES, UCL Institute of Education, University of Bath, University of Warwick, Health Education…

Professor Sir Steve Smith

…2007 until 2010, he led for higher education on the Prime Minister’s National Council of Excellence in Education. Sir Steve was knighted in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services…

Disaffected Young People and the Work-Related Curriculum at KS4 – Issues of Social Capital Development and Learning as a Form Cultural Practice

…raised hopes for school-to-work transition in a wider context of economic realities and post-industrialisation in which the ‘social capital’ inherent in certain jobs such as council services may well be…

Submit views on young people’s disadvantage in labour market & Youth Contract

…and how the Youth Contract will be coordinated between Government departments, local authorities and agencies, including DWP, DfE, BIS, National Apprenticeship Service, Young People’s Learning Agency and Skills Funding Agency….

Corporate Investment to Increase Interest in Mathematics, Science and Technology: A General Analysis for the Volvo Group

…make MST learning relevant and “work with schools conducting in-service training of MST teachers and universities educating MST teachers to ensure inclusion of tuition in new scientific and technological developments,…

The Young Apprenticeships Programme, 2004-07: An Evaluation

A report by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) This report was the conclusion of a three-year evaluation of the Young Apprenticeships (YA) programme. The…

National Evaluation of Diplomas: The First Year of Delivery

…eligibility, achievement and type of school. Surveys were of: pre- and post-16 learners (820 from Year 10 and 176 from Year 12 – 10% of total Diploma uptake) from the…

Governors Mean Business: School Governors’ One-Stop Shop Volunteers – Their Contribution and Added Value to Schools in England

…60 SGOSS governors (with a minimum of one year’s service and all from different schools), 50 Head Teachers and 30 Chairs of Governors. All groups were split between male and…

Mentoring and Young People: A Literature Review

…holistic approach”; partnership; integration with other services; ongoing training of mentors; structured activities; setting expectations for frequency of contact and length of the relationship. Some of the benefits cited by…

Young People’s Backgrounds, Aspirations and Outcomes: Identifying Patterns, Seeking Explanation, Proposing Solutions

…few years, he has focused on studies of various aspects of young people’s transitions to adulthood; youth services; disability and social policy; the challenges faced by children and young people…