Education and Employers

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…and Primary Futures programmes. 2021 The Starting Early report – the largest study of its kind globally – reveals how learning about work at primary-age has a positive impact on…

Bringing a bit of festive cheer to children: Festive Futures

…click here. Please do share this page with others using the hashtag #FestiveFutures and tag us @PrimaryFutures. All the best for 2021 – it’s got to be better than 2020!…

David Cruickshank

David Cruickshank joined the Board of Jupiter Fund Management plc in June 2021 as a Non Executive Director and he was appointed Non Executive Chairman of McInroy & Wood in…

New commission on mass ‘academisation’ of schools

…for Policy and Learning. Dr Kim Allen will assist as Senior Researcher on the Commission. The Commission is being sponsored by CfBT and the Co-operative. Read the full story: http://pearsoncpl.com/2012/pearsoncpl-and-rsa-launch-new-commission-into-the-mass-academisation-of-schools/…

‘Driven to Success’ on board HQS Wellington

…Officer, Red Funnel, Merchant Navy Lieutenant Commander Sarah Oakley, Commander HMS Clyde, Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Jules Rogers, Helicopter Pilot, Royal Navy Leonora Saunders, Photographer, 10percentrising – photographs female pioneers…

Towards an employer engagement toolkit: British teachers’ perspectives on the comparative efficacy of work-related learning activities

By Dr Anthony Mann, James Dawkins and Rachael McKeown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itQrfWnx3hg Read the full report here. towards-an-employer-engagement-toolkit This study explores the perceptions of 390 UK secondary school staff about the value…

Inspiring Women: 100 girls ‘career speed date’ with high profile women including Samantha Cameron and Miriam González Durántez in Basildon

…Geek, National Trust, NHS, Premier League, Royal Air Force, Sainsbury’s, the Medical Women’s Foundation and the University of Cambridge. Our press release BBC Education News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-25851233 The Mirror: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/samantha-cameron-miriam-gonzalez-durantez-3052565 See…

Career education and guidance that works: The first of a new seminar series between Education and Employers and the CDI

…presentation from Dr Elnaz Kashefpakdel (Head of Research, Education and Employers) and Jordan Rehill (Research Assistant, Education and Employers). https://youtu.be/1lZh1WqM5-E Elnaz T. Kashefpakdel (Head of Research, Education and Employers)…

Winners of primary school Drawing the Future competition meet their career heroes

Winners of our Drawing the Future competition received their prizes at an awards ceremony at the British Academy and were thrilled to meet career models representing the jobs they drew….

The contribution of realist evaluation to critical analysis of the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education competitions.

By Catherine Brentnall, Iván Diego Rodríguez and Nigel Culkin (published November 2018) This article explores the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education (EE), particularly the use of entrepreneurial competitions and competitive pedagogy,…