Education and Employers

Youth Voice Census Report 2018

By Youth Employment UK (published October 2018) This annual census from Youth Employment UK explores the views of 14-25-year olds in education, training and employment. 1,498 young people were surveyed…

High School Career Exploration Programs: Do They Work?

…Under the No Child Left Behind Act in the USA, schools were required to improve academic achievement and help more students into further education or better careers. The purpose of…

Skills Forecast: Trends and challenges to 2030

…predict a more polarised labour market in the EU driven by the growth of jobs at the bottom of the wage distribution. Compared to previous periods, the UK along with…

PISA in Focus #93 – Why Don’t More Girls Choose to Pursue a Science Career?

…global science performance and why more girls don’t pursue a science career. Across the 67 PISA participating countries, boys outperform girls in science in 22 countries and girls outperform boys…

Academies, American style

The annual conference of the National Academies Foundation is big: 1,400 people from schools and employers from across the United States, all engaged in some way or another with the…

Listen to our first research seminar

Dr Gill Haynes, Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter talks about Work-related learning and employer engagement: findings from the national evaluation of 14-19 Diplomas in our January research seminar…

Manisha Sandhu

Manisha is responsible for providing support and assistance to recruiters and volunteers using the Inspiring Governance Programme. Manisha graduated from university with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and International Relations….

Glaxo first major employer to announce it will pay tuition fees of recruits

…100 graduate recruits, with a support budget of £3m a year. This shows the increasing importance of young people having contact with employers before entering the workforce. Read the full…

Apprenticeship Outreach: Engaging with under-represented groups to improve social mobility

…schools and teachers should be addressed with better access to information and resources. Third, universities should step up access and outreach activities for degree apprenticeships, working in collaboration with employers…

Jude Waites

…Durham University, from which Jude graduated in 2020, he has a passion for utilising extra-curricular educational activities as a tool for social mobility. Prior to joining the charity, Jude worked…