Education and Employers

Building a Better “Pathways to Careers” System in the US

This seminar focused on the ‘Pathways to Careers’ programme in the US and related it to the situation in the UK. Abstract: This informal talk focused on the dilemmas and…

Machines predicted to create 58 million more jobs than they displace by 2022 according to the World Economic Forum.

…buy-in of a motivated and agile workforce, equipped with futureproof skills to take advantage of new opportunities through continuous retraining and upskilling. The majority of employers surveyed for the report…

Machines predicted to create 58 million more jobs than they displace by 2022 according to the World Economic Forum

…buy-in of a motivated and agile workforce, equipped with futureproof skills to take advantage of new opportunities through continuous retraining and upskilling. The majority of employers surveyed for the report…

Primary Futures – Aspirations Week in Corby

…plan to make the week a fixture in the school calendar and have plans to look at rotating the final day at each of their respective schools. The week was…

Higher education should ‘plan for employability’

Edge Foundation and the University of Glasgow have teamed up to research the employability of UK graduates. The report sets out recommendations including placing employability at the centre of HEIs’…

Inspiring Women goes global with launch in China

…is doing amazing things in the UK, is now being taken being launched by the British Council in China.” Pictured above: Jeremy Hunt MP, Chair of UK-China High Level People…

The State of Play: Employers, schools and the delivery of careers advice

…(http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/jbimrose/) With over thirty years’ experience in higher education, researching and teaching at post-graduate level, Jenny has extensive experience of external project management and consultancy, both in the UK and…

Using technology to revolutionise young people’s understanding of the world of work

Technology has revolutionised how we connect, how we buy and sell products, arrange our travel, share ideas and meet new people. So why not use it to revolutionise the how…

Using technology to revolutionise young people’s understanding of the world of work

Technology has revolutionised how we connect, how we buy and sell products, arrange our travel, share ideas, meet new people. So why not use it to revolutionise the how children…

Career-related learning in primary schools and improved attainment: Studies from the USA

…[9] https://www.naht.org.uk/news-and-opinion/news/curriculum-and-assessment-news/time-to-join-primary-futures-our-children-their-futures/ ; https://primaryfutures.org/about/ [10] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/careers-strategy-making-the-most-of-everyones-skills-and-talents [11] Boost for primary school careers education, published 30/07/2019. https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/news/boost-primary-school-careers-education [12] https://www.channel4.com/programmes/when-i-grow-up [13] Hooley, T., Matheson, J., & Watts, A.G. (2014). Advancing Ambitions: The…