June 21, 2019
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 […]
Read moreJune 21, 2019
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 […]
Read moreJune 17, 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
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
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 […]
Read moreJune 6, 2019
June 6, 2019
By Dr Elnaz Kashefpakdel, Christian Percy and Jordan Rehill Download the full report. The report was launched at an event in central London on the 6th June 2019. Watch Dr Elnaz Kashefpakdel (Head of Research, Education and Employers) discuss the findings, as well as keynote speeches from Geoff Barton (ASCL) and Adrian Lyons (Ofsted). […]
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May 31, 2019
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 […]
Read moreMay 28, 2019
May 28, 2019
By D. I. Miller, K. M. Nolla, A. H. Eagly & D. H. Uttal (published December 2018) Click here to access the full report. This meta-analysis examines five decades of Draw-A-Scientist (DAST) studies to examine U.S. children’s gender science stereotypes. First developed in 1983, DAST studies ask students […]
Read moreMay 28, 2019
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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