Education and Employers

Our mission

…range of volunteers to hear first-hand about jobs and the world of work. Our five-year strategic plan Read our strategy in full Read the highlights What problem are we trying…

Employer engagement in the school-to-work transitions of young Britons

…whereas only one-third of pupils recalling no teenage contacts agreed. A simple test of statistical significance checked whether these results were masks for other social characteristics and ruled this out….

Inspiring the Future with schools in Cambridge

…young people to the technology and creativity sectors, and raise their aspirations about the paths they can follow. Watch a short news feature about the event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayUFt73VmsI The hope is…

Thirteen new ‘studio schools’ announced

Thirteen new ‘studio schools’ have been announced for England from September next year, involving organisations as diverse as Barclays, The National Trust, RSPCA and The National Space Centre among others….

National Work Experience Conference ‘Making Work-related Learning Work’

22 – 23 November 2010 at the University of Warwick Keynotes will be given be John May (Young Enterprise), Gary Forrest (SSAT), Dr Anthony Mann (Education and Employers Taskforce) and…

Report shows evidence from UK and international studies on the impact of employer engagement

The What is to be gained through partnership? report pulls together robust evidence about the benefits of education and employer engagement to young people, schools and employers, including recent research:…

Invitation to tender

There is a call for tenders to evaluate the effectiveness of the National Centre for Languages (CILT) language learning programme during the current funding period. This is a national programme…

International Centre for Guidance Studies annual lecture 2012

The iCeGS annual lecture will be presented this year by Professor Ewart Keep, Deputy Director of the ESRC Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance based at Cardiff University. The…

Toolkit to promote nursing to youngsters launched

International Nurses Day is coming up on 12 May and to celebrate and help promote this global event NHS Employers has produced a free Toolkit for promoting the nursing profession….

Audit Office explores ‘value for money’ for 16-18 education

A new report from the National Audit Office investigates getting value for money from the education of 16 to 18-year-olds. The report says achievements and participation for this age group…