In late 2017, the Board of Careers Yorkshire and the Humber: National Careers Service commissioned dmh associates to undertake an economic review and analysis of the productivity and economic benefits of the service. The period under review focuses on data available from early 2015 – mid year 2017 and the primary focus is on face-to-face…
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The Department for Education (DfE) in England has recently published a new research report based on qualitative research findings, co-authored by Jodie Pennacchia, Emily Jones and Fiona Aldridge from the Learning and Work Institute. https://www.learningandwork.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Barriers-to-learning-for-disadvantaged-groups.pdf “Learning and Work Institute (L&W) is an independent policy and research organisation dedicated to promoting lifelong learning, full employment and…
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What do you think? How can we help students to choose a suitable education and career path matching their qualifications, personality and interests and commit to lifelong learning? Take this short poll to share your opinion: it is open until 1 October and can be taken in any of 23 languages. The results will be published on School…
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Businesses warn of skills shortfall as thousands set to march on Parliament to protest post-16 funding cuts. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/uk-colleges-funding-cuts-skills-gap-westminster-march-aoc-education-unions-a8586521.html The UK risks being left behind if the Government does not address the skills gap through education, business leaders from 500 small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have warned. More than half (51 per cent) of SMEs are experiencing difficulty finding…
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In response to a written question asked by the Labour Lord Murphy of Torfaen :- “To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Careers Strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents, published on 4 December 2017.” https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2018-11-23.HL11756.h&s=careers+education#gHL11756.r0 The following responses were submitted by the Conservative Lord Agnew of Oulton :-…
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Young people educated in state schools are under-represented in Britain’s top graduate schemes, according to the Institute of Student Employers (ISE) as reported in FE News, 24th September 2018. https://www.fenews.co.uk/press-releases/20111-top-graduate-jobs-soar-yet-state-schooled-graduates-are-vastly-underrepresented Only 57 per cent of graduates hired by companies had a state-school education – compared to 91 per cent across the population, according to a survey from…
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Finland is building a robot that will help you get a job The new tool will warn you when your skills are becoming outdated THIS IS AN EXTRACT TAKEN FROM APOLITICAL Talk of robots in the labour market usually focuses on their job-destroying capabilities (or lack of them). But in Finland, the government is building a bot…
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Anne Milton, Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships has published a new article in FE Week “As the Department for Education announces plans to take action against schools that aren’t complying with the ‘Baker clause’, Anne Milton urges providers to contact her directly with their experiences, and outlines what else the government is doing to ensure young…
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The UK has one of the highest gender pay gaps in Europe and pay reporting can only be the first step in closing it, says the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee in their Report on ‘Gender pay gap reporting’. Read the summary Read the conclusions and recommendations Read the full report: Gender pay…
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A new report by the Education Policy Institute examines the latest trends in local authority maintained school balances, and assesses whether all schools will be able to meet cost pressures over the next two years, following recent government funding reforms. This new analysis, School funding pressures in England, builds on EPI research last year on the implications…
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