Education and Employers

New commission on mass ‘academisation’ of schools

PearsonCPL and Royal Society of Arts launch a new commission into the mass ‘academisation’ of schools. The impact of the government’s drive to increase the number of academies in the…

Innovative approach to planning New Zealand’s Education Strategy

New Zealand’s Ministry of Education is taking an innovative approach to formulating its countries education strategy. It has organised two Education Summits as part of a public conversation with New…

The Importance of Experience of the World of Work in Admissions to Russell Group Universities: a Desktop Review of Admissions Criteria for Six Courses

…desirable admissions requirement, or not mentioned. The importance of experience of the world of work in admissions to Russell Group universities: a desktop review of admissions criteria for six courses…

‘I don’t know where to find the careers adviser… He has disappeared’

…The authors argue that experiences of the world of work are oh increased importance during a period of labour market complexity when young people can accrue high value from advice…

The importance of experience of the world of work in admissions to health-based undergraduate courses at Russell Group universities: A desktop review

…the Russell Group universities across six undergraduate subject areas including Medicine and Dentistry (Mann et al. 2011). Results from that study are included here for purposes of comparison. the-importance-of-experience-of-the-world-of-work-in-admissions-to-health-based-undergraduate-courses-at-russell-group-universities-a-desktop-review-jr-29-11-16…

Working together for young people

Many organisations and individuals have worked alongside us as a catalyst for change in the world of careers. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to those who have…

First of new collaborative seminar series between Education and Employers and UCL Institute of Education (IOE) – May 4th 2017

In the first of a new collaborative seminar series, Education and Employers and the UCL Institute of Education (IOE) invited colleagues to discuss two recent papers that provide insights…

Joint Dialogue: How are Schools Developing Real Employability Skills

…a new focus on rote learning to the detriment of developing the skills and attitudes needed for work. 66% of teachers felt that following the introduction of the new GCSEs…

New research aims to find out more about young people’s perceptions of careers, choices and their future prospects in Northern Ireland

…This reflects a continuing trend for online shopping and banking. The second highest response 38% (n=167) was “newspaper/magazine journalist”, followed by “taxi driver” 34% (n=148). Read the full report…

Socioeconomic status and the career aspirations of Australian school students: Testing enduring assumptions

…choices made by students and their reasons or justifications Occupational Certainty Students were asked in the survey if they knew what kind of work they wanted to do when they…