Education and Employers

EDGE Annual Programme of Stakeholder Surveys: Report

A report by YouGov Plc, commissioned by the EDGE Foundation This annual survey measures the extent and type of education-employer partnerships around the UK, looking at the perceptions of the…

BBC shines the spotlight on an exemplary primary school

…with 40 volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds doing different jobs coming into the school talking with primary school children. The event introduced the young people to the world…

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

…students in 496 schools and 100 IFP partnerships. Details of pupils’ achievements and post-16 destinations were obtained from schools and the National Pupil Database, allowing for comparison with non-participating students….

A Multination Study of Socioeconomic Inequality in Expectations for Progression to Higher Education: The Role of Between-School Tracking and Ability Stratification (Australian Catholica University, University College London)

…previously did not require one. These increases in the employability of graduates has largely come at the cost of those who do not go to university. Although educational expectations do…

Science aspirations heavily influenced by existing social inequalities

…ten 11% of girls aspire to a career in engineering, compared to 44% of boys. To address this and the other inequalities the report recommends measures which challenge the representation…

OECD launches new report on the benefits for employers of engaging with schools and young people

…Department for Education; Anna Frazer, Head of Business Partnerships at Careers and Enterprise Company; Gaia Marcus, Head of Engagement – Civil Service Reform for the Cabinet Office; Arturo Trujillo, Lead…

School Governors and Employer Engagement in Education

…the last two years Chris has completed two research projects on school governing in England and another on school governing in other countries. He is currently working on a project…

Scaling Up: Developing and extending career-related learning in primary schools

…demonstrating impact requires the operational support and funding to drive comparison group trials. Such trials, if a priority for funders, can be embarked on with confidence, with research able to…

Investing in Career Guidance (WGCG)

…with personalised, impartial and timely information and support to make meaningful decisions about their lives. In responding to individual, family and community needs, offering a professional service via a diversity…

A fair start: equalising access to early education

…two thirds (66%) saying many more would do so. The most common barrier, cited by 48% of providers unable to offer the extension, was not having enough physical space, followed…