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July 21, 2011

The Importance of Experience of the World of Work in Admissions to Russell Group Universities: a Desktop Review of Admissions Criteria for Six Courses

July 21, 2011

By Anthony Mann with Charlie Spring, David Evans and James Dawkins This report contains information gathered from desk-based research that was undertaken in spring 2011 which investigated the relevance of work experience with regards to the admissions policies of undergraduate courses at Russell Group universities. It investigates whether this cohort of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) […]

October 21, 2010

What Is To Be Gained Through Partnership?

October 21, 2010

This Taskforce report published on 15 October 2010 pulls together robust UK and international evidence on employer engagement. What is to be gained through partnership? provides high quality evidence about the benefits of education and employer engagement to young people, schools and employers, including recent research: from the US demonstrating 11% higher wages eight years after […]

June 22, 2010

Changing the NEET Mindset: Achieving More Effective Transition Between Education and Work

June 22, 2010

A report by the Learning and Skills Network (Sarah Gracey and Scott Kelly) This report draws together and analyses a range of research papers, statistics and recent UK education policy decisions that focus on the NEET group, young people aged 16-19 who are Not in Education, Employment or Training. Despite considerable investment over the past […]

June 22, 2008

The Involvement of Business in Education: A Rapid Evidence Assessment of the Measurable Impacts

June 22, 2008

A report by research agency AIR UK, commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (now the Department for Education) This review of “the most robust evidence on the impact of education links with employers” in the UK and USA focuses on “evidence of a measurable improvement in grades, or other measures of students’ […]