Education and Employers

Employer Engagement in Schools: The Business Case

Local Economy Journal What happens when someone from the economic community becomes involved in the work of schools and colleges? To what extent can they support pupil learning, progression and…

The Impact of Formal Work Experience and Part-Time Work

…the education they were receiving. Importantly, working part-time during school years tends to reduce the time spent not in education, employment or training (NEET) after compulsory education, even after controlling…

Defining Effective Employer Engagement

…meant by ‘effective’ employer engagement, it will not be possible for the Taskforce, working with partners, to benchmark current practice and assess if new initiatives, campaigns and communications have any…

Pupil Interest in Physics: A Survey in Finland

…they might need to think and act scientifically as a member of the local, national and global communities (How electricity has affected the development of our society; Electricity, how it…

Work-Related Learning Baseline Study

…this provision, with the key aim of establishing data for future comparison studies of the impact of the new requirement. This research is based on the MORI School Omnibus survey…

Disadvantaged Young People Accessing the New Urban Economies of the Post-Industrial City

…can develop practice that is sensitive to how structure and agency combine to influence the way young people develop their various ‘capitals’ and how these then influence particular transition choices….

Poorer Children’s Educational Attainment: How Important are Attitudes and Behaviour?

…five or more good GCSEs (at A*-C) inclusive of English and maths. This compares with just over a half of their richer peers, not eligible for FSM.” Why this might…

Disaffected Young People and the Work-Related Curriculum at KS4 – Issues of Social Capital Development and Learning as a Form Cultural Practice

…does not reflect the experiences of all, and that other pupils undergo very different M-Power trajectories, depending on whether placements are compatible with their values, their levels of social capital…

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…

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….