Education and Employers

Value for Money in Higher Education

By the House of Commons Education Committee (Published October 2018) This report from the House of Commons Education Committee examines the concept of value for money in higher education from…

Social Mobility Barometer: Public attitudes to social mobility in the UK

By Social Mobility Commission (published December 2018) This report from the Social Mobility Commission examines public attitudes to social mobility in the UK. The report draws upon an online YouGov…

Access to Advantage: The influence of schools and place on admissions to top universities

…all schools and colleges). 21% of higher education applications from independent schools are for Oxbridge universities, compared to 16% of grammar school applicants, 5% of comprehensive schools and 4% at…

Young people’s education choices and progression to Higher Education: A comparison of A-Level and Non-A-Level students in Key Stage 5, their subject choices and transitions to university

…Education than compared to higher performing non-A-Level students. Non-A-Level routes lead to a much higher proportion of students not progressing compared to the academic routes. Download the report here….

Barham Primary School welcomed Damian Hinds

…President of the NAHT travelled down from Blackpool to attend the event. He commented, “this Primary Futures event today at Barham Primary has been a fantastic experience. Two volunteers enjoying…

Lessons in Tracking – A discussion with Professor Chris Warhurst

…mobile phones and Facebook. Did you do the tracking through the course tutors? Initially it was through the college, but we found that the colleges didn’t have good communication…

Volunteering update

At this time we have seen renewed recognition and gratitude for the vital role played by our key workers, and the amazing spirit of volunteers supporting them and our communities,…

The Employability Challenge

A report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills UKCES assesses the current state of research on employability skills, identifies existing good practice, advises on how to develop these…

Raising the Bar and Removing the Barriers: What Employers Can Offer Education

A report by FreshMinds Research Agency and commissioned by Business in the Community (BiTC), Edge and NEBPN, now the Institute for Education Business Excellence (IEBE) This report examines several themes:…

Teachers’ Thoughts on Entrepreneurship Education

…the three elements, ‘content’, ‘practice’, and perceived ‘value’ of entrepreneurial education. The author finds three interpretations of content: the technical, competency-based form (“defined as a separate course or project which…