By Dr Anthony Mann (Director of Policy and Research, Education and Employers). Governments around the world, with the strong encouragement of the OECD and other international agencies, are determined…
…that our schools could do more to better prepare young people for the world of work. More than one in two students reported that they had learned how to find…
…salient messages can be drawn for international research more generally. Methodology entailed distribution of a telephone survey of employers (n=162) and a questionnaire survey of 14/15 year olds (n=1,218) across…
…educational system was inadequately preparing students for the world of work. STW programmes are predicated on the engagement of employers in educational activities, and yet few studies have analysed STW…
…initiatives. Nationally, the UK’s Department for Education has produced careers guidance stating the need for student learning of the world of work. Internationally, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development…
…particularly at the ways in which the world of work has changed over the last generation often to the detriment of young people. Their slides are available below: Mann and…
By Anthony Mann, Elnaz T. Kashefpakdel (both Education and Employers) and Steve Iredale (National Association for Head Teachers) Read the full paper here. In this paper the…
…team. Charlotte joined the charity in 2012 and was previously Head of School Programmes, with over 10 years’ experience supporting secondary and primary schools to engage with the world of…
By Pauline Mussett and Lucia Mytna Kurekova (OECD) Launched on the 5th July 2018 at the 5th International Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training a new report from…
…advise that further research is needed to understand the barriers facing young women in their aspirations and confidence towards entering the world of work. The national curriculum should also be…
