Education and Employers

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‘A theoretical framework for employer engagement’

Julian Stanley & Anthony Mann In Understanding Employer Engagement in Education: Theories and Evidence, Mann, A., Stanley, J. & Archer, L. (eds), London: Routledge (2014), pp.36-52. The book is available…

World Economic Forum Participants visit school to talk to primary children

…Co-founder of First Book, an organisation that provides books to children who have no or difficult access to books; and Dr Christoph Grobbel, Co-founder, Director and Chief Financial Officer of…

What is education for?

…multinational companies and their implications for graduate recruitment. His books include: Brown, P, Lauder, H, Ashton, D (2012) The Global Auction: The Broken Promises of Education, Jobs and Incomes, Oxford…

New service launches which revolutionises the way schools can find skilled volunteers for their governing boards

…and bring back into the workplace.” Press coverage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38052688 https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/match-making-service-aims-pair-governors-schools http://schoolsweek.co.uk/online-service-launches-to-connect-schools-with-volunteer-governors-and-trustees/ Visit the website www.inspiringgovernance.org for more information. View the full flickr album here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/edu_employers/albums/72157672911170664/with/31176609885/ Follow us on twitter @InspiringGov….

One in five university graduates becomes a millionaire

One in five university graduates becomes a millionaire says the Office for National Statistics. Two million degree-holders have a net worth £1 million plus as new statistics reveal the education…

Graduates earn less than Apprentices

The Office for National Statistics finds that graduates are more likely to find themselves in low-paid jobs and are earning less than people who decide to do an apprenticeship instead…

51% graduates looking for work after 3 months

Half of 2012’s graduates are still looking for work after three months say the Local Government Association. The figures compiled show huge regional variations across England and Wales. Read the…

UK needs 50% more STEM graduates

The UK needs to increase the number of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) graduates by 50%. The economy needs 100,000 more a year just to keep the status quo….

Graduates lack skills needed by business

Science graduates the lack skills needed by UK business. The Lords Science and Technology Committee calls for ‘immediate action’. Report chairman Lord Willis said he was “gobsmacked” by figures which…