Education and Employers

Civil Service tackles social mobility

…CEO Grant Thornton UK LLP and Chair of Access Accountancy Patron Group, said: “We know that for the UK to have a vibrant economy we must tap into all the…

The Maths We Need in Work

…Head of Data, Research and Evaluation at National Numeracy www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk References 1 “Identifying and Supporting Quantitative Skills of 21st Century Workers.” 2014. The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers. 2 Hodgen,…

Drawing the Future

…Economic Cooperation and Development Education and Skills(OECD). UK findings: Most popular jobs By a considerable margin (over 10 percentage points), the most popular job for children in the UK…

‘The impact of financial and cultural capital on FE students’ education and employment progression’

Emma Norris & Becky Francis In Understanding Employer Engagement in Education: Theories and Evidence, Mann, A., Stanley, J. & Archer, L. (eds), London: Routledge (2014), pp.127-139. The book is available…

Why does employer engagement make a difference to young people?

By Anthony Mann, Director of Policy and Research, Education and Employers Taskforce, and Steven Jones, Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester, in Engineering UK 2016. It is now more than fifty…

Career Footsteps at Northlands School

…run in partnership with the Edge Foundation, is in its second year. Providing free sessions for primary and secondary schools, and colleges across the UK to bring together young people…

New international survey launched today

…Switzerland, Uganda, UK and Zambia. Produced in partnership with the NAHT, OECD Education and Skill, TES Global, UCL Institute of Education (IOE) and Education and Employers the key findings were:…

New collaborative event: Career education and guidance that works

…across the UK constantly highlight the need for evidence on what works best, particularly in schools. To help you to promote the benefits of CEG, whether it be promoting a…

Drawing the Future – survey and competition

…has been viewed 33 million times on YouTube and Facebook: International In addition to the UK, we have a number of primary schools from other countries taking part in the…

Drawing The Future published

…for the UK’s economy Children in some developing countries often aspire to more professional jobs than those in some affluent countries. In partnership with Tes, the NAHT, UCL Institute…