January 20, 2021
January 20, 2021
As we begin a new year, it’s traditional to take stock of the past in order to look forward, to imagine and plan for a better future. Looking ahead and beyond the current pandemic, how do we envisage education changing? The events of the past year have accelerated our increasing familiarity and use of technology […]
Read moreDecember 17, 2020
December 17, 2020
Dr Anthony Mann, Senior Policy Analyst, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD I know from personal experience that youth unemployment is a wretched thing. In my early twenties growing up in the north of England I struggled to make progress within an unwelcoming labour market. Research studies show that I could have expected to be ‘scarred’ […]
Read moreNovember 12, 2020
November 12, 2020
Chris James, Emeritus Professor of Educational Leadership and Management at the University of Bath reflects on the value of the Research Library. The online library provides a comprehensive repository of the different and effective approaches to employer engagement and careers education. It brings together the latest thinking with selected research published over the past 40 […]
Read moreOctober 7, 2020
October 7, 2020
Chris Percy, Research Associate, Education and Employers and Director, CSP Resources Research undertaken by Education and Employers has shown that interactions with volunteers from the world of work make a significant difference to pupil’s aspirations, behaviours and attainment. Based on a Randomised Control Trial methodology, the 2019 ‘Motivated to Achieve’ study of 14-16 year olds […]
Read moreOctober 2, 2020
October 2, 2020
Richard Barrett, Education and Employers Research Associate and freelance education consultant This week’s announcement by the Prime Minister of the Lifetime Skills Guarantee promises an increase in access to vocational learning1. This guarantee should be welcomed, especially in the context of new Prince’s Trust research showing that forty-one per cent of young people believe that, […]
Read moreSeptember 25, 2020
September 25, 2020
Richard Barrett, Education and Employers Research Associate and freelance education consultant Youth Aspirations and the Future of Work – A Review of the Literature and Evidence1, from the International Labour Organization (ILO) adds more empirical evidence to support what many of us have long understood: education and employer engagement can have a positive impact on […]
Read moreSeptember 14, 2020
September 14, 2020
OECD Senior Policy Analyst Dr Anthony Mann In December 2019, a joint publication of the European Commission, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, European Training Foundation, International Labor Organisation, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and UNESCO made the case for investment in career guidance. It set out an argument that implicitly said […]
Read moreJuly 8, 2020
July 8, 2020
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Apprenticeships recently hosted a call for evidence on the subject of apprenticeships, to which Education and Employers made a submission. Our programmes such as Inspiring the Future allow schools and volunteers to play a vital role in introducing young people to the world of work and giving them a […]
Read moreJuly 1, 2020
July 1, 2020
Sixth International Conference on Employer Engagement: Preparing Young People for the Future – One Year to go Education and Employers and the Edge Foundation are excited to announce an event to look forward to in Summer 2021 – our Sixth International Conference on Employer Engagement. Taking place on 1st and 2nd July 2021 at Westminster […]
Read moreJanuary 31, 2020
January 31, 2020
By David Baldwin, Headteacher Churchill Community College and Board member The Careers & Enterprise Company The latest report by Education and & Employers is an interesting and important contribution to the debate about how we connect the career aspirations of young people with the job needs of our economy. It highlights the vital importance of […]
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