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…education, employer engagement or work in areas that are of interests to the Edge Foundation and Education and Employers. We aim to support students to attend a national or international…
…education, employer engagement or work in areas that are of interests to the Edge Foundation and Education and Employers. We aim to support students to attend a national or international…
Education Endowment Foundation and NFER Read the research briefing This new report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and the Education Endowment Foundation summaries the findings from a…
Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is an international priority for government, industry and the science education policy and practice community. There is widespread concern that participation in…
This edition covers the launch of the Inspiring the Future campaign to get 100,000 people to volunteer in education to give insights into careers, an update on Robert Peston’s Speakers…
…shows. Factors include that boys in this group have a tendency towards truancy and bad behaviour while girls are ‘present in class’ but quietly under-achieving. Read the full story: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/funding-for-poorer-pupils-helps-more-boys-than-girls-study-shows-9877806.html#…
…managed experiences, where broader early exposure is mandated and later, more focused exploration is facilitated. Employer engagement is a highly effective strategy to help young people rule in and rule…
…make well informed choices. The International Labour Organization (ILO) published a large-scale global research paper about young people’s aspirations on entering the labour market just before the Government’s announcement and…
The UK has scored below average for education and skills in a worldwide study of the best places to live and work. Britain’s rich-poor divide also widened at a faster…
…“world of work, business and industry”. He backed calls for further education teachers to carry out their own form of work experience each year, “gaining first-hand experience in the workplace…