…dipping in science. The picture comes from a trio of vast studies by the Amsterdam-based International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), which compared dozens of countries based…
…Canada) Conference Programme Committee 2011 The following people sit on the Conference Programme Committee 2011 Background The second research conference by the Education and Employers Taskforce Research Group explores themes…
…particular interest, not only for the excellence of its vocational provision, but also for the apparent smoothness of transitions from school to work. Comparative analysis shows that young Germans find…
…young people who had had experience of intense work-related learning compared to a control group on significant impact made by employee representatives as school governors in the UK on how…
…disparities from primary to secondary to postsecondary school. Previous research suggests that teachers at secondary level were more likely to believe mathematics requires innate ability compared with teachers of primary…
…the issues that matter most to them, their career aspirations and concerns about the future. The on-line survey called “Your Voice” comprises mainly of tick boxes and three questions where…
…Enterprise Company ‘What Works’ report. This paper draws together the existing evidence of the benefits of career-related learning in primary school. Starting career education early is important. As longitudinal studies…
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills has just published a report on career guidance. This work was led by Liz Sayce a UKCES Commissioner and Chief Executive of Radar….
…expectations, how they might be biased and how they might fail); What shapes and drives aspirations (poverty, policy shocks, role models, community structures and peers’ networks); and finally The effectiveness…
Social Mobility Commission Social mobility in England is a postcode lottery, with large differences across areas in both the adult pay of disadvantaged sons and the size of the…
