Education and Employers

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,…

Apprenticeship outreach: Engaging with under-represented groups to improve social mobility

…opportunities. 68% of apprentices aged 25-54 in our survey reported they were already working for their employer. Such apprentices were also more likely to have come from higher socio-economic backgrounds….

Stuart Meldrum

…school. And as an investor in British companies, he also sees first-hand the challenge that companies face raising awareness of their ability to offer exciting career opportunities for young people….

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…

Learning outside the classroom crucial, says Ofsted

The new government’s response to the Commons Education Committee’s report both acknowledges the importance of learning outside the classroom and promises to investigate the constraints on schools arising from unnecessary…

Contemporary transitions: Young Britons reflect on life after secondary school and college

…they engage in transitions which take them from education towards the working world. The focus of the report is on work related activities commonly undertaken by schools and colleges to…

Our 35,000th volunteer

…International Development and Impact Investing and is based in Cornwall. Completing her BSc Natural Science (Biology) at the University of Cambridge and gaining a MRes Environmental Science from Lancaster University,…