November 16, 2016
November 16, 2016
By Julia Bennett, Head of Research and Policy at the Crafts Council. A quick online search swiftly reveals that the ability to interpret ideas and data, to problem solve and to trial solutions are exactly the kind of soft skills sought by most employers across the labour market. Schools have traditionally offered young people the […]
Read moreSeptember 28, 2016
September 28, 2016
This document sets out the rules for this prize draw. Make sure you read them carefully and understand them all before you enter the draw. Introduction Education and Employers Research is running a promotion giving you a chance to win one of three (3) £100 vouchers to be used on the high street. (the “Prize […]
Read moreAugust 8, 2016
August 8, 2016
By Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE (Principal Research Fellow, University of Warwick), Dr Anthony Mann, (Head of Policy and Research, Education and Employers), Dr Sally-Anne Barnes, (Senior Research Fellow, Warwick Institute for Employment Research), Beate Baldauf, (Senior Research Fellow Warwick Institute for Employment Research) and Rachael McKeown, (Research Assistant at the Education and Employers) Education Endowment Foundation. 2016. Download the […]
Read moreAugust 4, 2016
August 4, 2016
View the full picture library from the conference here. July 21 and 22 2016 saw the coming together of key thinkers from around the globe for the International Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training. The conference, jointly hosted by Education and Employers and the Edge Foundation, aimed to present accessible research to be […]
Read moreAugust 2, 2016
August 2, 2016
By Cocky Booy, Noortje Jansen, Gertje Joukes and Esther van Schaik The Netherlands: VHTO (National Expert Organisation on Girls / Women and Science / Technology). Read the report here. This National Expert Organisation on Girls / Women and Science / Technology (VHTO) has gathered evidence on the participation of girls with STEM in the Netherlands. […]
Read moreJuly 25, 2016
July 25, 2016
Miriam Avorin Linköping University, Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Sweden What does academia have to say about NEETs? Steven Bainbridge European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) Excellence and inclusivity: A skills agenda for Europe Rafael Balparda Pilar San José de Calasanz VET School, Spain Companies as an active part of the […]
Read moreJune 20, 2016
June 20, 2016
By Louise Archer (Professor of Sociology of Education, King’s College London) Professor Louise Archer discusses the findings from a report based on 13,421 Year 11 students regarding their opinions and experiences of careers education and work experience. What did the report find? 63% of students had received any form of careers education 57% of students […]
Read moreJune 20, 2016
June 20, 2016
By Louise Archer and Julie Moote Department of Education and Professional Studies, King’s College London. Download the report here. The ASPIRES 2 project draws on data collected from 13,421 Year 11 students (aged 15-16) collected from 296 state secondary schools and 44 independent secondary schools. The survey explored the young people’s opinions and experiences of […]
Read moreJune 15, 2016
June 15, 2016
‘‘I don’t know where to find the careers adviser… He has disappeared’: The impact of changes to careers advice on 14-16 year olds in University Technical Colleges and schools’ By Acquah, D.K., Limmer, H. & Malpass, D. In Research Papers in Education. 2016. Find the article here. This research aims to explore the variation that […]
Read moreMay 25, 2016
May 25, 2016
By Anthony Mann Over recent years, UK and international research has made a consistent and compelling case that the quantity and quality of employer engagement experienced by young people while in school or college makes a significant difference to how well they do in the world of work in their twenties. Education and Employers Research works […]
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