Education and Employers

Academies, American style

…remains the best single piece of research on the labour market impacts of participation in a learning programme so rich in employer engagement. His study, tracking the earnings of two…

Government to expand work experience for young unemployed

Young unemployed people will get much more help to access extended work experience opportunities to get the best possible start in life, Employment Minister Chris Grayling announced today. Under a…

Employers can help social mobility

Who gets the best jobs? Firms can help social mobility which has been declining in Britain since the 1950s. So what can the brightest young people from less privileged backgrounds…

Ofsted says governors crucial to pupil achievement

…pupil achievement. Inspectors visited 14 schools where governance was judged outstanding and their findings are outlined in the report School governance: Learning from the best. Read the full EdExec story….

Closing the Regional Attainment Gap

…in Inner London perform the best of any region in England. Both Inner and Outer London have the smallest attainment gaps between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students. While disadvantaged pupils nationally…

James Dyson Foundation injects passion into D&T teaching

A new scheme from the James Dyson Foundation hopes to inject passion into design and technology teaching. Under a new initiative, to be launched in September, the country’s best DT…

Taskforce and Pearson Enterprise Education Project event

…Gove era, what is enterprise education?, what impact does it have?, and how should it best be delivered? Speakers include: Will Butler-Adams, CEO of Brompton Bikes; Adam Jackson, Director of…

‘Visit our schools’ campaign

…interested in being involved please contact: carol.glover@educationandemployers.org Education and employers working together – Celebrating ‘The Best in Britain’ As part of its autumn campaign the Taskforce is intending to publicise…

Taskforce welcomes new European initiatives

The Taskforce welcomes two recent European level developments in education- employer engagement. European Entrepreneurship Education report unveiled The final report and evaluation of the pilot High Level Reflection Panels on…

UK recruiters urge links between schools and employers to tackle youth unemployment

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s Youth Employment Taskforce is calling for employers to work more closely with schools to give young people the best possible educational experiences and careers advice….