Education and Employers

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…

Inspiring Women Campaign

…the London Borough of Tower Hamlets hosted the Inspiring Women in Technology career speed networking event this week. High achieving women from household name companies such as; Google UK, Facebook,…

Starting early – the importance of career-related learning in primary school

…Future: Exploring the career aspirations of primary school children from around the world. London: Education and Employers [5] https://www.tes.com/news/if-were-serious-about-improving-social-mobility-issue-must-be-addressed-primary-level [6] https://www.tes.com/news/lifes-not-fair-it-could-be-if-we-just-tried-little-bit-harder [7] https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/great-expectations/ [8] Mann, Iredale and Kashefpakdel 2017: https://www.educationandemployers.org/research/primary-futures-connecting-life-and-learning-in-uk-primary-education/…

6th International Conference on Employer Engagement: Resources and recordings

…UK-based charity launched in 2009 with the vision of providing children and young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential….

Can computers perform workplace tasks better than people?

…and social progress. In addition to policy and country reviews, he oversees the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), the OECD Skills Strategy,…

What works? Career-related learning in primary schools

…self-belief and to connect learning to life. Also, this includes children learning to improve their non-academic skills (i.e. activities often based in the curriculum but geared more towards improving enterprise…

‘I don’t know where to find the careers adviser… He has disappeared’

…small minority were able to communicate longer-term future plans, and necessary actions that must be completed to achieve them. 65% of students on the vocational pathway in comprehensive schools had…

Head of Employer Partnerships

…an involved senior leadership team and further supportive colleagues right across the charity to achieve our aims. Remuneration: £36k – £41k – depending upon experience. Pro rata depending on agreed…

#RedrawTheBalance wins silver at Campaign Big Awards

…a volunteer visit our website here. Thanks again to Mullen Lowe for partnering and creating the video for us, and to all our volunteers for making change possible. https://www.facebook.com/Upworthy/videos/1274105239296998/ …

Employer Engagement in English Independent Schools

By Dr Anthony Mann (Director of Policy and Research, Education and Employers), Prue Huddleston (Professor Emeritus, University of Warwick) and James Dawkins (Research Analyst, Education and Employers). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEk4rkTw9ds This report…