We all need to rethink apprenticeship recruitment
This week’s ISE Annual Student Recruitment Survey 2018 demonstrates a number of things that schools, employers and government should take another look at when it…
Emma Finamore
Parents’ views on apprenticeships are changing…depending on which study you read
Recent research indicates that parents’ views on apprenticeships are improving: good news for many people working in the early careers market. A study from the Chartered…
To see a genuine shift in careers advice, everyone needs to be on board
The stars seem to be aligning for the Gatsby Benchmarks, or at least getting closer to being aligned, as the adopting of these standards gains…
Why more girls should be doing engineering apprenticeships
We celebrated International Women in Engineering Day on June 23rd, but there’s plenty more work to be done in addressing the shocking gender imbalance in the industry.…
Teachers & pupils at breaking point: could the Careers Strategy help?
In the month we mark Mental Health Awareness Week – which this year focussed specifically on stress – it was reported that UK teachers are in crisis,…
#Apprenticeships should be accessible to all: that means paying better wages & adapting our benefits system
The government’s education select committee heard this month that the threat of losing welfare payments could be preventing some young people from taking up apprenticeships.…
National Apprenticeship Week is important, but we need to keep the conversation going all year round
Anyone working in education and careers will know that we just celebrated National Apprenticeship Week 2018, five days of information and inspiration hoping to encourage…
It’s great that the first cohort of degree apprentices has graduated, but there should be more of them
Degree Apprenticeships are one of the most exciting developments to happen in the school leaver market for years, but more needs to be done to…
Misinformation about school leaver options remains rife: that needs to change
Despite a recent push to increase the number of apprenticeships, and a drive to start valuing vocational and technical qualifications as highly as academic ones,…
Equal Pay Day 2017: Women basically work for free from now until 2018, but getting more girls into STEM could help close the gender pay gap
Despite the Equal Pay Act in 1970, women still earn less than men in Britain today. In fact, the current gender pay gap means women…