May 31, 2019

Lessons in Tracking – A discussion with Professor Chris Warhurst

May 31, 2019

Jordan Rehill (Research Analyst, Education and Employers) As Director of the Institute of Employment Research at the University of Warwick, Professor Chris Warhurst has published a number of studies and papers exploring labour market trends and issues. In relation to Tracktion, Chris has extensive experience designing, planning and implementing graduate tracking protocols in Higher Education […]

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May 28, 2019

Research Briefing I: Establishing the Employment Gap

May 28, 2019

Impetus (published April 2019) Click here to read the full report.                 This is the first of a series of briefings from Impetus using the new Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset to examine the impact of disadvantage on education and employment. The LEO dataset combines data held by […]

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May 28, 2019

Indecon Review of Career Guidance – Final Report

May 28, 2019

Indecon International Research Economists (published April 2019) Read the full report here.                 This new report from Indecon International Research Economists discusses the findings from an independent review of career guidance provision in Ireland submitted to the Minister of Education and Skills. This review sought to support the […]

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May 28, 2019

Youth Voice Census Report 2019

May 28, 2019

Youth Employment UK (published May 2019) Click here to read the report.                   The new Youth Voice Census Report from Youth Employment UK captured the views of 3,008 young people aged between 14-24 on education, employment and training. Amongst many of the report’s key findings, one fifth […]

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May 28, 2019

Gender Stereotypes in Early Childhood: A Literature Review

May 28, 2019

The Fawcett Society (published March 2019) Read the report here.               The Fawcett Society examine gender stereotypes in early childhood using an extensive body of literature encompassing education, economics, psychology and neurobiology. The authors argue that the early education environment and gender imbalance of teaching staff has an impact […]

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May 28, 2019

More Than a Job’s Worth: Making Work Experience Fit for Purpose

May 28, 2019

LKMco (published May 2019) Click here to read the full report.                 The second report from LKMco in their More Than A Job’s Worth series on careers education builds on the findings of ‘Making Careers Education Age-Appropriate’ published last month. This research is built upon an extensive literature review, […]

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May 1, 2019

Social mobility stagnates according to Social Mobility Commission – Is there more that can be done in primary schools to change this?

May 1, 2019

By Jordan Rehill (Research Analyst, Education and Employers) In their sixth State of the Nation report, the Social Mobility Commission says that social mobility has stagnated over the last four years and explores some of the reasons for this. Gaps between the poorest students and their peers are, according to the authors, prevalent at all […]

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April 24, 2019

“To see ourselves as others see us”: Post-primary school students’ drawings of scientists before and after participation in a career orientation programme.

April 24, 2019

University of Limerick Read the report here.                   This study examines the impact of a Career Orientation Programme (COP) on young people’s perceptions of scientists. Research has shown that stereotypes of scientists, and more generally careers, start in early childhood. The authors argue that scientists are often […]

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April 24, 2019

SEN, school life and future aspirations

April 24, 2019

Institute of Education – UCL Read the report here. This report from the Institute of Education uses the Millennium Cohort Study to understand the perceptions of students with special education needs (SEN) at age 11 and 14 towards school. Across the country, 14.4% of school age children have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). 7.1% […]

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