…Canada, Denmark, Finland and Ireland) in relation to participation in four popular careers-focused activities commonly delivered through schools: taking part in Internships, Job shadowing, Job fairs and speaking with a…
…working for an extended period of time to investigate a complex question, problem or challenge, usually with links to real-world practices. The authors for this report selected three UTCs that…
Volunteers from the Department for Transport, including the Permanent Secretary Bernadette Kelly and all her executive committee members as well as other staff including an apprentice, visited pupils at St…
…who may have few successful role models of their own, either at home or in their local communities. “The more we can broaden the aspirations of these pupils, the better.”…
…learning is important to their future possibilities. Anne Longfield OBE, the Children’s Commissioner for England who is based in London attended the event and spoke about her role which involves…
As companies struggle to motivate teams working remotely, new research published today (8th January 2021) reveals that employers who support their staff to volunteer in schools and colleges has found…
…company. Following on from the fun of the ‘What’s My Line?’ game, the children were able to take part in ‘classroom chat’ style sessions with the in-person volunteers. This included…
…completed the engineering traineeship programme between 1995 and 1999. The response rate was 72%. In all years, male pupils made up the majority of course participants. Overall 71% of respondents…
…in the 2008/9 school year, more than independent and state school sixth form colleges combined. The majority of these students are known to belong to the bottom three socio-economic groups,…
A report by Ipsos MORI, commissioned by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) This study aimed to discover what kind of work-related learning (WRL) pupils were receiving in English schools;…
