June 21, 2019

Evaluating employer career interventions in English schools

June 21, 2019

Ian Mcintosh and Julia Yates Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 42(1), pp. 9-17. Read the article. Government policy on English schools’ careers activities indicates an emphasis on employer interventions over traditional career guidance. This article by researchers with City, University of London begins with a literature review suggesting that the […]

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June 21, 2019

Evaluation of Nuffield Research Placements – Interim Report

June 21, 2019

The Nuffield Foundation Read the interim report. Work placements offered to Year 12 students are effective in increasing access to university courses in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), according to findings from this report from the Nuffield Foundation. It is widely recognised that there is a shortage of skills in STEM subjects in the […]

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June 17, 2019

Independent panel report to the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Education by Command of Her Majesty May 2019

June 17, 2019

Department for Education Read the report In February 2018, Theresa May announced that there would be a “wide-ranging review into post-18 education” led by Philip Augar. This new review of Post-18 Education and Funding presented to Parliament in May 2019 drew evidence from an extensive literature review of post-18 education provision and funding, 370 submissions […]

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June 17, 2019

Teachers’ engagement with research: what do we know? A research briefing

June 17, 2019

Education Endowment Foundation and NFER Read the research briefing This new report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and the Education Endowment Foundation summaries the findings from a nationally representative survey of schools and teachers investigating their use of research. The findings are based on survey results from 1,670 teachers in England administered […]

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June 17, 2019

Engaging with evidence

June 17, 2019

Institute for Effective Education (published March 2019) Read the report With teachers and schools being encouraged to become more evidence-based, the Institute for Effective Education has released this resource to help education practitioners understand research methods, interpret evidence and decipher jargon. The guide provides explanations of the different kinds of evidence found within educational research […]

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June 5, 2019

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June 5, 2019

Survey for young people Final CLEAN ITF

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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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