…disaggregate what happens when a young person in a learning environment comes into contact with the working world. The paper considers the range of common employer engagement activities (work experience,…
…for which take-up has increased rapidly. There have been more than 700 completions to date, with the current cohort comprising 210 learners. The project has been jointly completed with Education…
…upper-class students develop a broader network of support relationships than do lower and working-class students”. However, the authors draw on compelling evidence on the compensatory role of teacher mentoring for…
A report by Caroline Kearney, commissioned by European Schoolnet (EUN) The report offers a comparative analysis of 16 European Schoolnet (EUN) member countries (Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Turkey, Spain, Norway,…
A report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (Sarah Lynch, Tami McCrone, Pauline Wade, Gill Featherstone, Kelly Evans and Sarah Golden) and the University of Exeter (Gill Haynes), commissioned…
…a work-based mentoring programme sponsored and administered by the Philadephia school district (USA), in which volunteer mentors from local participating companies are trained to undertake work-related activities and tutoring as…
…been common in both academic secondary schooling typical of the US and UK and in school-based vocational learning which leans more to some continental European practice. International research has benefited…
…schools to help young people compete for available jobs. Working with the University of Manchester’s Dr Steven Jones, the Education and Employers team has analysed testimonies from hundreds of young…
…161-181. The book is available here. Changes within the global labour market have resulted in more complex and fractured career and education pathways and there are suggestions within academic literature…
…Seaside towns have high levels of part-time working, commuters and retired people, all working against young people engaging easily and readily with their local economic community. We need to take…
