... review of the assessment of enterprise education is presented. This exposes challenges of a confused field, with pockets of good practice in schools often not shared or understood out of context. The development of a novel pedagogical model for teaching enterprise education is proposed, linked...

...Erica Smith; Lou Wilson In Australia, as in many other countries, initiatives are constantly being developed which aim to assist school students’ transition into work. One such initiative, which was introduced towards the end of the 1990s, was the introduction of school‐based apprenticeships...

...S. Earl Irving; Dennis W. Moore; Richard J. Hamilton Examines the effects of a three‐year mentoring programme on the academic achievement of high ability year 13 students at a New Zealand high school. The programme’s purpose was to improve the academic results in the university bursary examination...

...Nigel Tomlinson Looks at the “Passport to Success” scheme introduced by the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce in a bid to address the employability skills problem among young people. States that the scheme was launched in September 2001 in partnership with a local comprehensive school...

...Peter J. Smith; John Henry; Graeme Munro This paper reports a longitudinal study of 58 students who undertook an engineering traineeship concurrent with their final two years of secondary school. The student experience was planned as a partnership arrangement between a manufacturing enterprise...

... School of Business and Administration, a member school of the Berne University of Applied Science, have been in making the transition from the educational world to working life. The study was conducted using salary regressions and an analysis of the appropriateness of the jobs found by the students after...

...John Potter Draws on the 1998 Crick Report, Citizenship and the Teaching of Democracy in Schools, to provide a “viewpoint” on citizenship education in the UK. Summarises the purpose and nature of citizenship education in schools and then explores the implications of this for government...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Schools Learning Manifesto for out-of-school-hours learning gathers momentum Keywords: Schools, Learning More than 30 organizations are urging the Government to support the expansion of out-of-school-hours learning. A policy document – signed...

... Teenagers are missing out on essential classroom discussion about the social and ethical impact of scientific developments such as the sequencing on the human genome and stem-cell research, says a report. Valuable Lessons: Engaging with the Social Context of Science in Schools...

... Mentoring in Schools: A Handbook of Good Practice Sarah FletcherKogan Page2000£16.99ISBN: 0749431830 Keywords: Mentoring, Schools Mentoring can bring great benefits to the mentor, protégé and organization as a whole. Among the benefits which mentors report receiving are better awareness...

... enrolment rate in the EU is 23 per cent. Only Slovenia (25 per cent), Estonia (23 per cent), and Lithuania, Latvia and Bulgaria (22 per cent each) approached this figure. The Eurostat figures also show that fewer children attend nurseries in the candidate countries and compulsory schooling is generally...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Keywords: Learning styles, Schools, Internet, Technology Traditional classrooms will be history by 2020, a report by the Institution of Electrical Engineers has predicted. Pupils will need to know how to acquire and use information, rather than learn...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Work experience Schools Students go back to school Keywords: Work experience, Schools An innovative project takes young people into schools to work alongside pupils and staff. The scheme, administered by Wolverhampton College, involves...

...Chris Murray An article which draws on the author’s experience working as a consultant chartered psychologist in Manchester action zone schools. The article seeks, initially, to clarify what is meant by personal and social education. Locating early implementation of such practice in the work...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Information systems Schools Internet Keywords Information systems, Schools, Internet The European Commission wishes to encourage member states to use money granted to them under the EU structural funds to provide information-technology...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Construction industry Schools Partnering Keywords Construction industry, Schools, Partnering Bricklaying, painting, welding, woodwork and electrical skills are being taught in a successful bid to tackle truancy and help older pupils who have...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Communications Information technology Schools Training Guide to managing technology Keywords: Communications, Information technology, Schools, Training A BT report identifies seven key issues to enable schools to use information...

... Children Partnerships Schools On the Line Keywords: Children, Partnerships, Schools On the Line is a millennium project designed to bring together communities on the meridian line. Schools on the Line will link children in Britain, France,Spain, Ghana, Mali, Togo...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Britain Ireland Partnerships Schools East-West programme Keywords: Britain, Ireland, Partnerships, Schools A new programme is being developed between Britain and Ireland, aimed at strengthening school partnerships and encouraging...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Teachers Training Education Schools Keywords: Teachers, Training, Education, Schools A state-of-the art lifelong-learning centre, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, has been opened at Dixons City Technology College, Bradford...