Education and Employers

Evaluation of University Technical Colleges

By NFER (published February 2019) This new report is the final phase of a two-phase project by National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) examining the project-based learning (PBL) and employer…

ASK Project Engagement Coordinator (Dorset and Thames Valley Berkshire Region)

…charity delivers this through pioneering research into the effectiveness of employer engagement for young people and children, and through programmes and campaigns to support volunteers from the world of work…

ASK Project Engagement Coordinator (Dorset and Thames Valley Berkshire region)

…charity delivers this through pioneering research into the effectiveness of employer engagement for young people and children, and through programmes and campaigns to support volunteers from the world of work…

Gender Stereotypes in Early Childhood: A Literature Review

…to become scientists. The authors state that national education policy has overlooked the issue of gender stereotyping. Rather than taking a ‘gender neutral’ approach, the literature recommends interventions that are…

Non-state actors in education

…private institutions worldwide increased by seven percentage points in about 10 years: to 17% by 2013 in primary and to 26% by 2014 in secondary education. It has remained roughly…

Inspiring the Future and NUT

The Sept/Oct issue of the National Union of Teacher’s (NUT) The Teacher magazine carries a news story about our soon to be launched Inspiring the Future volunteering in education initiative….

New collaborative event: Career education and guidance that works

…it means for managers and practitioners Speakers will include international expert Professor Frans Meijers who is travelling especially from the Netherlands, Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE, Dr Elnaz Kashefpakdel, Jan…

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

…about their views of the world of work, the opportunities available to them, and what they think their future might look like. The online survey was issued as part of…

Employer Engagement – A Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM) Perspective

…and national government, civil engineering and employment services. He was also HR consultant director of a national children’s charity for fourteen years. Richard’s areas of research and consulting interest are…

Evaluation of Increased Flexibility for 14 to 16 Year Olds Programme: Outcomes for the First Cohort

A report by Golden, S., O’Donnell, L., Benton, T. and Rudd, P. (National Foundation for Educational Research) In response to The Green Paper: 14-19: extending opportunities, raising standards (2002), the…