Education and Employers
Research Digest - October 2021

Publications

Our Future Derby: New findings from ground-breaking regional project 

Deirdre Hughes & Robert Hughes 

The report presents findings of the evaluation based on primary and secondary research undertaken with key stakeholders including a selection of primary school pupils, teachers/careers champions, headteachers, and senior leadership team members, business volunteers and parents/carers. We also analysed data from ‘Primary Futures’ to gain insight into the range of types of business volunteers participating in the programme. The Our Future Derby programme has built on best practice models and has further pushed the boundaries of understanding what works in a city and local community context.

Getting a job: How schools can help students in the competition for employment 

OECD 

 The report discusses the ongoing analysis of national longitudinal surveys in four countries that reveals associations with better employment outcomes. This paper looks at how schools can, demystify the recruitment process, teach students how to apply for jobs and help them prepare to succeed in job interviews.

Generation STEM work experience 

Palak Roy, Tami McCrone, Constance Rennie, Megan Lucas, Lydia Fletcher, Ben Styles & David Sims

This study tested the theory that greater engagement in schoolwork following the Generation STEM (Gen STEM) work experience programme leads to higher attainment in related academic subjects. 

Getting the most out of employer engagement in career guidance 

OECD

This policy brief draws on international practice and evidence, including a new analysis exploring the impact of employer engagement on student transitions into work.  The paper also highlights ways in which schools are using online technologies to enhance student access to employers within career guidance

Cognitive Science in the Classroom: Evidence and practice review 

Thomas Perry, Rosanna Lea, Clara Rübner Jørgensen, Philippa Cordingley, Kimron Shapiro & Deborah Youdell 

This report presents approaches to teaching and learning inspired by cognitive science that are commonly used in the classroom, with a particular focus on acquiring and retaining knowledge.

Skills forecasting in the South Mediterranean region: Approaches and lessons learned from pilot projects 

UNESCO

This report draws upon the work done since 2014. It includes five skills forecasting models and their results from seven South Mediterranean countries, targeting priority actors in charge of the development and supervision of national skills-related policies and plans. The publication also builds on an international perspective to benchmark and compare the work carried out in the Mediterranean area with other initiatives around the world

Strengthening the responsiveness, agility and resilience of TVET institutions for the post-COVID-19 era 

UNESCO-UNEVOC

 The report summaries lessons learned from projects used during the crisis. The peer-learning report enables the passing on of promising practices to other TVET stakeholders.

Perspectives on policy and practice: Tapping into the potential of big data for skills policy 

Cedefop, European Commission, ETF, ILO, OECD & UNESCO 

The report provides guidance to support experts and policymakers who wish to engage in discussion on the potential of web-based big data for skills policy. It outlines how such data can be used to mitigate labour market challenges, reduce skills mismatches and strengthen the links between the labour market and education and training.

Best practices in TVET policies coping with COVID-19 crisis 

UNESCO-UNEVOC 

 The report discusses collected best practices on the national policies responding to COVID-19. In particular, est practices with regard to TVET policies. 

Learning from the past, looking to the future excellence and equity For all 

Andreas Schleicher 

 This report discusses how policymakers can help learners, educators, parents and communities recognise what needs to change and build a shared understanding and collective ownership for curriculum reform.

Rethinking social mobility for the levelling up era 

Alun Francis 

The report suggests the if social mobility is going to improve, the focus should be on finding and supporting initiatives that help to make this happen. And it means abandoning the current approach, where statistical analyses are used to confirm the gloomy position which was assumed at the beginning but produces little in terms of solutions.

Young people’s experiences of careers information, advice and guidance Evidence from the second Longitudinal Study of Young people in England 

Hazel Stewart 

The report examines pupils’ responses to survey questions designed to capture attitudes towards IAG in a school environment and elsewhere. This aims to identify trends over time to further the existing evidence base that is available to policymakers.

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 Targeted school‐based interventions for improving reading and mathematics for students with or at risk of academic difficulties in Grades K‐6: A systematic review 

Jens Dietrichson, Trine Filges, Julie K. Seerup, Rasmus H. Klokker, Bjørn C. A. Viinholt, Martin Bøg & Misja Eiberg    ​​​

Building resilient education systems after Covid-19: The critical role of the non-state sector   

Anna Riggall, Michael Latham & Joel Mullan 

Preparing TVET teachers for the digital era 

UNESCO-UNEVOC  

A matter of inclusion: Schools continue to navigate government advice in support of students 

Lucy Wenham, Helen Knowler,  &  Elizabeth J. Done

Towards a more equitable and empowering mathematics curriculum: What if we made progressive pedagogies more visible?

Pete Wright, Alba Fejzo, & Tiago Carvalho 

What do we know about the effects of COVID-19 on girls’ return to school? 

Christina Kwauk, Dana Schmidt, & Erin Ganju  

Pupil voice in quality assurance of schools 

Angele Pulis  

Researching with young and developmentally young children: Ethical considerations, dilemmas and compromises 

Carolyn Blackburn  

Globalisation and individualism: Implications for the inclusion agenda 

Maria Rapti 

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