An interesting article from the BBC, reporting that local Councils are to be scored on how well they tackle the drop out rate from school and college. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-33675200 I doubt there are many people who would say that youth engagement is not critically important, and needs monitoring, but I have a fear that, in some… Continue reading Scoring drop out rates……….
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Graduate rates of satisfaction Summer 2015
It’s nearly that time of year again, when a new wave of graduates hit the job market. This year’s cohort are the first in the UK to have completed the process paying “full” tuition fees of up to £9,000. A couple of recent surveys published in June 2015 caught our eye. A ComRes survey commissioned… Continue reading Graduate rates of satisfaction Summer 2015
A sobering thought for those about to take public exams.
It’s always reassuring to see prominent leaders speak out on important topics, especially when they say something with which you instinctively agree. This link leads to an article on the Huffington Post (UK) in which Tony Little, outgoing Head of Eton College explains his concerns over the “silo mentality” of the GCSE / A-Level /… Continue reading A sobering thought for those about to take public exams.
How to land your dream job.
This isn’t the normal sort of topic for us. We don’t really “do” job-hunting process, and instead concentrate on career training. But we were recently asked to write a guest blog for mystudentventure (a great service to match growing companies with students keen for experience). This was a question they asked a selection of guest editors,… Continue reading How to land your dream job.
What’s the issue with “Employer engagement”?
In the course of our travels through the world of careers, we’ve been asked many times about “Employer engagement”. As an employer what surprises me is the miscommunication between the two parties concerning this critical issue. I empathise with the difficulties facing both parties, but I’m left frustrated by the towering lack of innovation in… Continue reading What’s the issue with “Employer engagement”?
What about full-time careers advisers in school?
We recently wrote a white paper in which we made a suggestion for protected time within the school timetable for career-planning activity. For many people in the careers debate this might automatically mean that we’re endorsing the provision of at least one full time careers adviser in each school. However, we’re not making that claim…………..… Continue reading What about full-time careers advisers in school?
