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…

How should schools respond to the 21st Century jobs market?

…importance of enterprise education. The report forms part of an ongoing project looking at how schools can best prepare young people for successful working lives. Find out more: www.educationandemployers.org/research …

Science ‘squeezed out of primary schools’ CBI report says

…said they taught less than one hour per week. The government strongly disagrees with the report saying its new curriculum “rivals the best in the world”. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-31749900 …

Working internationally

…with the best possible preparation for their working lives. We support this in two ways; making our research accessible around the world and our programmes available to partners in different…

Lord Nash visits Charles Dickens School in Broadstairs with Inspiring the Future

…that young people growing up in these areas get the best possible start in life, aware of the breadth of opportunities available and are encouraged and supported in their ambitions….

International Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training: 21 and 22 July 2016

What difference does it make when employers work with education and training providers? How can employer engagement best be delivered? Conference presentations and videos Conference programme Conference abstracts Conference speakers…

Lost in transition: VET, apprenticeships and entrepreneurship

…of apprenticeships. Lost in transition Latest depictions of the labour market are not really uplifting. “Complex, fractured and demanding” are recurrent adjectives that best describe the situation according to recruiters…

How to make the most of employer engagement: six tips from the research for school and college staff

…to in terms of activities to get the best results. Read more: Employer engagement in education Schools should do something about the fact that all kids are not the same…

Why conference about Employer Engagement in Education?

…of the best paying, most attractive, high status jobs is distorted by social background. When looking at who joins the elite professions, the playing field is not level. Who you…

EEF partners with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to investigate improving careers education for disadvantaged pupils

…young people’s outcomes after school but research suggests that its current provision in England is patchy at best. Finding out what the evidence says about effective approaches and programmes, and…