This paper draws on coupling and systems frameworks to investigate the relationships between two English Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) and their member schools in how decisions are made around budgeting, recruitment processes, and curriculum and assessment. Findings demonstrate when and under what conditions executive leaders and specifically CEOs,…

This paper examines the newly introduced Induction Framework for teachers in England. The new term of early career teacher (ECT) has replaced the NQT label and the one-year programme has been extended to two, based on the "Early Career Framework." The reasons for the change are to aid recruitment, prevent high numbers leaving the…

This paper analyses the student decision-making model for international postgraduate (PG) students with a concentration on consumer service marketing principles. Using a grounded theory approach and exploratory techniques (focus groups), it investigates qualitatively why the UK is the destination choice, the rationale for the programme of study…

This is the technical report for "Apprenticeships Evaluation 2018-19 - Learners." It details how the survey of apprentices was sampled, conducted, weighted and analysed, and how this compares to the previous surveys. Four appendices are included in the report. [For the full report, see ED604913.]

This report presents the findings of the Apprenticeship Evaluation Learner Survey 2018- 19. The research is intended to help monitor key progress indicators and to help shape future development of the apprenticeship programme. Specifically, it covers individuals' motivations for undertaking their apprenticeship, their experience of the training…

While the history of British higher education is not an unexplored field, this article offers a new perspective by focusing on the development of institutional self-representations. Based on the analysis of 133 undergraduate prospectuses of English and Welsh higher education institutions, the article investigates how higher education and the…

For many UK higher education business schools, the continued recruitment of UK, EU and international students is crucial for financial stability, viability and independence. Due to increasingly competitive funding models across the sector, many institutional leaders and administrators are making decisions typical of highly marketised consumer…

Lack of progression to higher education amongst those who complete an Advanced Apprenticeship in England and the country's need for higher level skills led to the introduction of Higher Apprenticeships in 2009. Whilst Higher Apprenticeships would be expected to facilitate learner progression, the volume of these has remained low. In this paper,…

This report presents the findings of the Apprenticeship Evaluation Learner Survey 2017, The evaluation, consisted of telephone interviews with 4,990 Level 2 and 3 apprentices and 835 higher apprentices, undertaken from late February to mid-April 2017. The sample was evenly split between current apprentices and those that had completed their…

This report presents the findings of the Apprenticeship Evaluation Learner Survey 2015. The evaluation, consisted of quantitative interviews with 5,000 Level 2 and 3 apprentices, as well as 800 higher apprentices, to explore their views of their apprenticeship. This research covered both current apprentices at the time of survey, and recent…

This report was conceived as one of three publications that collectively provide a commentary on research awareness and research use within schools in England. This third report in the series presents findings from a small-scale, detailed study of teachers who are operating as their school's Research Lead. The small scale of the study is…

This paper explores whether and in what ways young people's perceptions and experiences of higher education (HE) can facilitate the transmission within their social networks of social capital both upwardly (from child to parent) and horizontally (from sibling to sibling), and thus can potentially provide bridging capital to family members,…

This paper is based on a research project funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England which investigated employers' needs for information on higher education quality and standards. A key issue was identifying the type of knowledge that employers utilise in graduate recruitment. A finding of the study was that information on quality…

Discusses a (British) longitudinal study that examined the reasons and motives of 16-year-olds choosing among colleges and school sixth forms in one local area. Although students initially base choices on "predispositions" and work within social/cultural frames of reference, they also rely on marketing information to justify choices. (38…

This article explores the ways in which job advertisements for physical education (PE) teachers in England perpetuate stereotypical notions of gender and how this can affect recruitment within the profession. It assesses the extent to which the "gendered" vocabulary used in job advertisements can potentially influence the decision-making…