Book Review: Our Kids by Robert Putnam

…Those who ‘have’ social capital ‘have’ access to many more opportunities, while those without are run higher risks of becoming trapped in a world offering limited opportunities. John Field (2003)…


Inspiring the Future Ireland

…free and easy way for thousands of schools and volunteers from the world of work to connect. The project is based on a best-practice model first established in the UK…





Preparing Our Students for the Real World

…Connected Learning’ and attempts to prove the value of a Career Connected Learning strategy. Read Preparing Our Students for the Real World: The Education Shift Our Children and Future Demand…



A short history of employer engagement

…employers with the education system to curtail what Prue characterises as “trips around the buoy” and how such lessons might inform future action. Today interactions with the world of work…


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