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Education and Employers
Research Digest - May 2024
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Publications
Teenage career development in England: A review of PISA 2022 data
Anthony Mann, Jonathan Diaz, & Sara Zapata Posada
This paper explores the state of teenage career development in England. It discusses findings from the 2022 round of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a comparative international survey of young people in secondary education. PISA 2022 provides considerable data related to young people’s engagement in, and perceptions of, career development, including information on occupational and educational intentions and participation in career development activities.
Double disadvantage barring fair access to top universities
Isobel Waite, Elnaz Kashefpakdel, & Savitri Patel
The report shows that access to Russell Group universities is still challenging for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. It builds on an analysis by Education and Employers in 2011 which demonstrated that work experience was a requirement for several competitive courses at Russell Group universities. Research undertaken by Zero Gravity for the Speakers for Schools report found that 24% of state school students need more self-belief to apply to a Russell Group university despite meeting the grade requirements – the type of self-belief that a broader range of experiences beyond the classroom can help to develop.
Innovation In Higher Education
Kinetic
This report highlights a significant difference in the perception of innovation between HEI professionals and suppliers. While both groups agree that innovation is important, there are disparities in the perceived actual innovation levels,
which results in a significant obstacle for both parties.
UNESCO
The report looks into education's role in shaping future technological development. It shows that women struggle to pursue STEM careers, which manifests from an early age in the form of anxiety in mathematics and develops into a reluctance to study STEM subjects, ultimately resulting in a lack of women in the technology workforce.
Comments
Exploring Generative AI (GENAI) for education
Oxford Education Department
Working Well: How volunteering to help young people also boosts volunteers’ wellbeing
Chris Percy & Martin Rogers.
Event
OECD Forum on Gender Equality: Navigating Global Transitions
10-11 June 2024
OECD Conference Centre, Paris.
We believe no child should be constrained by stereotypes or the expectations of others. We know that if young people hear firsthand about the world of work, they work harder, get better grades and are more likely to break down barriers.
They should have the chance to start as early as possible, and that is why we launched the national I am #InspiringTheFuture campaign.
Any views expressed in the publications featured in this newsletter are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of Education and Employers.
