Our goal is to increase productivity and growth by bringing education and business closer together and improving the quality of our skills programme, so that we meet current and future business skills needs.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
This study attempts to answer the following questions: 1. How do things like truancy, coming from a less affluent background, family breakdown and a range of other factors that pupils experience at school; lead to poor e...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Westminster
This project directly addresses the impact of under-attainment for disadvantaged students on future skills needs and participation in HE.
Equality of opportunity is considered by many a basic human right. It is achieved when everybody can reach their full potential, and nobody is limited by the circumstances of their own birth. However, today millions of y...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University College London
This project focuses on eradicating disparities in education and evaluating the impact of higher education on disadvantaged youth, directly related to the question.
South African higher education (HE) is characterised by inequalities of access, participation and success, and hence youth disadvantage, yet it is also seen as central to economic development and social mobility. The aim...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of the Free State
While this project focuses on inequalities in higher education outcomes, it does not directly address the impact of under-attainment for disadvantaged students on future skills needs and participation in HE.