March 3, 2020
March 3, 2020
New research shows the extent to which the aspirations of young people are influenced by inequalities such as class, gender and ethnicity. The work, by the UCL Institute of Education (IOE), finds that the ways in which young people identify with science are also influenced by whether a young person has been able to experience […]
Read moreFebruary 21, 2020
February 21, 2020
A major new report has been published which examines the career aspirations of 7-13 years olds in New Zealand. The research format and methodology is based on Drawing the Future which charity Education and Employers and its partners TES Global, the NAHT, OECD Education and Skills, and UCL Institute of Education published during the World […]
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 […]
Read moreJanuary 30, 2020
January 30, 2020
By Andrew Morris The findings of Education & Employers’ Disconnected report resonate with my experience as a Deputy Head responsible for careers work in an inner city Sixth Form College. That was back in the 80s and 90s and things have changed in many ways since then. The disconnection revealed in this report makes me […]
Read moreJanuary 29, 2020
January 29, 2020
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have released their report Dream Jobs: Teenagers’ Career Aspirations and the Future of Work. The report, based on PISA 2018 data, analyses changes (or lack of) of career aspirations of young people since 2000. Read the full report here.
Read moreJanuary 22, 2020
January 22, 2020
Authors: Nick Chambers, Chris Percy and Martin Rogers 22nd January 2020 A major new report reveals a disconnect between young people’s career aspirations and jobs in the UK, whether current vacancies or projected demand. This report is based on an international survey of over 8,500 people aged 14-18. There were over 7,000 responses from young […]
Read moreDecember 10, 2019
December 10, 2019
Over the past decade ‘aspirations’ have received considerable attention within UK policy. The emphasis on aspirations has proved extremely evocative, in particular the notion that raising the aspirations of poor families is an important device in improving low educational attainment and social mobility. The issue of low aspirations has featured in White Papers and educational […]
Read moreOctober 29, 2019
October 29, 2019
Dr Elnaz Kashefpakdel, Christian Percy, Nick Chambers and Jordan Rehill With support of Ashley Hodges and Max Haskins Read the report here Teachers teach because they care about young people and the futures they will have. Their passion is an investment in potential. Guest speakers are one key lever among many that schools use to […]
Read moreOctober 3, 2019
October 3, 2019
Dr Elnaz Kashefpadkel and Dominic Judge Read the full report here In 2008 Business in the Community undertook a detailed report into school and academy governance called ‘Governing Our Schools’. The landmark report was written by their Director of Education Nick Chambers (now CEO of Education and Employers) and his team for the National Council […]
Read moreOctober 2, 2019
October 2, 2019
This 2019 work by Professor Simon O’Leary of Regent’s University London, published in Studies in Higher Education, builds upon his earlier 2017 work published in the Journal of Education & Work and pulls together three sets of data to reveal opportunities for enhancing graduate employability across all subject areas that would have a notably positive […]
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