July 8, 2011
July 8, 2011
Prof Chris James, Dr David Eddy Spicer and Prof Stephen Brammer are undertaking a study to explore the role of chairs of school governing bodies across England. Respondents will be asked to consider the challenges of chairing school governing bodies and the nature of the responsibilities involved. The deadline is 22 July 2011. It will […]
Read moreJuly 8, 2011
July 8, 2011
Just five schools in England sent more pupils to Oxford and Cambridge over three years than nearly 2,000 others ‘combined’, Sutton Trust research and BBC data analysis has found. Read the full BBC story.
Read moreJuly 8, 2011
July 8, 2011
In a new report by the Institute of Directors and education researchers CFE, the consequences of a flawed skills system to the economy are laid bare. Despite ten years of intense government activity on the skills front, 58% of company directors report that skills gaps are holding back the growth of their firms. Reforming the […]
Read moreJuly 6, 2011
July 6, 2011
New Taskforce research has been published that explores how ‘experience of the world of work’ feeds into admissions to Russell Group universities. It is a desktop review of admissions and criteria for six courses namely: Business/Economics/Management, Dentistry, Engineering, Law, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine/Science. It looks into whether ‘experience of the world of work’ was cited […]
Read moreJuly 4, 2011
July 4, 2011
Exam data should be complimented by other indicators such as Ofsted judgements, pupil and parent satisfaction surveys, the range of subjects offered, staff turnover, attendance, expulsion rates and a measure of pupils’ employment or higher education prospects 12 months, two years and five years after leaving school. Read the full Telegraph story.
Read moreJuly 1, 2011
July 1, 2011
Government figures show that the highest ever proportion of 16-18 year olds were participating in education or training at the end of 2010. The annual data on young people’s participation in education, employment and training showed the proportion of 16-18 year olds in education and training was 84.4 per cent at the end of 2010 […]
Read moreJune 29, 2011
June 29, 2011
Newspaper City AM says businesses “must back our financial literacy campaign”. Millions of people are unable to grasp fully even the most basic of financial products, such as mortgages or savings accounts. It urges businesses to support charity Mathematics in Education and Industry. Read the full City AM story.
Read moreJune 28, 2011
June 28, 2011
School governors and employer engagement in education, talk by Professor Chris James, the presentation and audio file are now available to download from our Research section.
Read moreJune 28, 2011
June 28, 2011
The number of graduates applying for each job has doubled since 2009, as three successive years of university leavers struggle with an over-saturated market. Read the full Telegraph story.
Read moreJune 27, 2011
June 27, 2011
Plans to allow universities to expand by encouraging them to take more high-achieving pupils could undermine social mobility, says universities leader, Pam Tatlow, head of the Million+ group. Moves to relax the limit on places for students who get AAB grades at A-level are widely expected in the forthcoming higher education White Paper. Read the […]
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