…at a wide range of institutions including the OECD, the Universities of Oxford, Manchester, Bath, Glasgow, Warwick, Alberta and Louisville, the UKCES and Harvard University. Read more: https://www.educationandemployers.org/research/understanding-employer-engagement-in-education-theories-and-evidence/ …
…learning, charity the Edge Foundation has announced seven projects that will receive grants from the Edge Innovation and Development Fund. Read the full story: http://www.edge.co.uk/news/2014/july/dge-innovation-and-development-fund-awards-over-%C2%A3500,000-of-grants Follow them on Twitter: @ukEdge…
…National Association of Headteachers to conduct pilots with ‘typical’ primary schools across the country from Cornwall to Newcastle Upon Tyne. Here are the initial results. See Primary Futures: http://www.inspiringthefuture.org/schools-colleges/primary-schools.aspx …
…and young people. Placing university degrees and apprenticeships on an equal footing will help to break down barriers and better meet the needs of business.” Read the full story: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/get-in-and-go-far-with-new-apprenticeships…
…shows. Factors include that boys in this group have a tendency towards truancy and bad behaviour while girls are ‘present in class’ but quietly under-achieving. Read the full story: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/funding-for-poorer-pupils-helps-more-boys-than-girls-study-shows-9877806.html#…
…Williamson (Arsenal). They met 40 girls ranging in age from Year 7 to Year 10 at the Sir Herbert Leon Academy in Milton Keynes. Read more about Inspiring Women: http://www.inspiringthefuture.org/inspiring-women/…
…people to do work experience while they were at school. It was essential, he argued, to prepare young people for the world of work. Read the full article: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/give-girls-career-advice-before-the-age-of-10-says-shadow-education-secretary-10077672.html …
…determined to further support schools to find more experienced individuals who can use their skills and knowledge to help improve standards of education.” Read the full press release: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/1-million-to-help-schools-recruit-high-calibre-governors …
…from low income backgrounds who achieve so highly at the end of primary school are not among the highest school achievers at age 16”. Read the full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-32975871 …
…and July 2015 – on more than 825,000 occasions. Read more in a blog by Dr Anthony Mann, Director of Policy and Research at charity Education and Employers. Blog: https://www.educationandemployers.org/research/inspiring-the-future-three-milestones-and-what-they-mean/…
