…having completed an apprenticeship successfully. Radical improvements to careers advice in schools, so that teachers guide students to good vocational options and apprenticeships where appropriate, and an end to the…
Headteachers report sharp increase in cuts to teaching assistants, school trips, support staff and sports
…The NFER runs Teacher Voice Omnibus Surveys three times a year, in the autumn, spring and summer terms. The robust survey achieves responses from over 1,000 practising teachers from schools…
Employers support ban on unpaid internships as working-class graduates lose out on growing route into careers
…tighter controls on the illegal practice of companies asking interns to work for free or below the minimum wage. A poll of recent graduates, conducted by Public First for the…
Women in Engineering Day 2023
…Cardiff University, and several partner engineering firms to support a further 48 women. To celebrate Women In Engineering Day 2023, we hear from Mishka – a Building Service Engineer at…
What influences the choices of would-be apprentices?
…backgrounds has not matched this growth. We know that twice as many degree apprentices are from the wealthiest areas compared to the poorest, and today’s report shows that a greater…
Time for change – insights from our COSMO Youth Panel
…technical routes. But it was clear that university guidance still dominated the advice given in school for this group. We asked them what questions they would put in front of…