Education and Employers

‘Enterprise education in schools’ published

The House of Commons Library has published ‘Enterprise education in schools’. The report provides an overview of the provision of enterprise learning in the UK and how the approach of…

New careers Strategy published by the Department for Education

…opportunities available to them. The authors refer to our 2017 work Contemporary Transitions on the compelling economic case for increasing the opportunities for young people to meet employers, as well…

Derrick Otchere

…across London, planning and delivering apprenticeship awareness sessions and workshops. This followed having completed an apprenticeship in Public Relations, where he worked as an Account Executive at a specialist technology…

Richard Ellam

…in Further Education. From 2006-2014, while running the award-winning Herbert Media facility in Coventry, he initiated and developed innovative new creative education and community programmes as part of the Senior…

Victoria Lawrence

…European financial regulations compliance. Since graduating from University of East Anglia with a degree in Politics and Literature in 2007, Victoria has worked in both Investment Banking and taught English…

Tell us your views on 2012 changes to careers IAG

…the 2012 changes to Careers Information, Advice and Guidance. Please complete our 2 minute survey for the chance to win Amazon vouchers. Survey for classroom teachers Survey for school leaders…

Review of international evidence on employer engagement in education published

The research team at Education and Employers has published a review of the evidence on how employers can support schools to improve outcomes for pupils. The report, commissioned by the…

Previous research frequently quoted

Finding from Education and Employers own research which are frequently quoted include: Statistically there is ‘nothing in common’ between the career aspirations of young people and labour market demand (2013)…

Sandwich degrees may admit unlimited numbers in future

Universities that promote employment experience through four-year sandwich degrees should be free to admit an unlimited number of students to those courses, a government-commissioned review is expected to say. Read…

Graduate internship scheme closed

…their stint or set up their own companies. The Federation of Small Business campaigned for reinvestment in the scheme but it is to be closed. Read the full Guardian story….