Education and higher education market research. Part of Shift Insight (see also @ShiftMembership and @ShiftSustain).
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We haven’t been active on Twitter / X for a while, but this is a final farewell to this community from all of us at Shift.
You can find us in future only on LinkedIn – why not follow us there? linkedin.com/company/shift-i…
Did you know @BrilliantClub supports students who are less advantaged to access the most competitive universities? We used a mixed-methods approach to help them investigate their awareness levels among potential tutors – PhD and academic researchers. shift-learning.co.uk/case-st…
Are you a PhD researcher? Want to be a Brilliant Club tutor? Find out more here: thebrilliantclub.org/the-sch…
#JoinTheClub
Last chance for secondary school teachers to share their thoughts on young people's career options! Our survey on behalf of a UK charity closes Monday 22nd at 9am. Complete the survey here research.shift-insight.co.uk… to make sure your voice is heard
Are you a secondary school teacher? Take our survey to tell us what you think about young people's future career and study options: research.shift-insight.co.uk…
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Today on #IDWGS, we celebrate women and girls' achievements in physics and remind the world how vital it is that every woman and girl sees that physics is for them. Our new VP for science & innovation @TaraShears speaks here about why that’s so important: womanthology.co.uk/expanding…
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🌟Exciting News!🌟It's Apprenticeship Week, and we're thrilled to celebrate the incredible value of apprenticeships in shaping future professionals. 🚀 Check out our recent case study on apprenticeship research we conducted on behalf of @Science_Council shift-learning.co.uk/case-st…
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This #NationalApprenticeshipWeek, we also celebrate the recent @uk_itss's announcement for a £200k funding boost for Physics Technical Apprentices, tackling the aging workforce gap within UK higher education and research.
It's #NAW2024 🙌 we're working with @PhysicsNews & @EPSRC to increase investment into the next generation of Physics Technical Apprentices
200K funding available for universities and research institutes
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Great to see this report from the IOP highlighting the value of #apprenticeships. We were lucky enough to work with them on the 2023 research, so it's great to see the progress made in the past year to take this forward #ApprenticeshipWeek #NationalApprenticeshipWeek #NAW2024
Hot off the press!🔥
Our ‘Solving Skills One Year On: Partnerships powering apprenticeships’ report highlights the enormous value apprentices can bring their employers. We spotlight IOP’s 2023 Apprentice Award Winner Saskia Burke at @NPL.
Read it here: iop.org/SolvingSkills
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Happy National Apprenticeship Week! 🛠️
Keep an eye out this week, as we celebrate apprenticeships across our sector!
#NAW2024 #Apprenticeships #GreenJobs #SkillsForLife
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Are #apprenticeships key to unlocking #GenZ's #GreenJobs potential?
This #NationalApprenticeshipsWeek, we're looking at how learning on the job could help more young people start their #careers in this #industry.
Read our report 👇
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Welcome to National Apprenticeship Week 2024!
We're thrilled to shine a spotlight on #apprenticeships and skills this week, and share the many benefits they bring to individuals, businesses and communities!
#SkillsForLife #NAW2024
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Today is the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2024. We met apprentices in industries across the country to hear how they’re gaining the skills and experience to boost their careers and do something they love.
Find out more: skillsforcareers.education.g…
#SkillsForLife #NAW2024
We offer quick turnarounds, as well as longer-term strategic research and evaluations – we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch to see how we can help: shift-learning.co.uk/contact…
Don’t just take our word for it, see what our clients have said:
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📢 We are thrilled to announce the release of our recent report with UKRI on research culture initiatives in the UK. Read it here: ukri.org/publications/resear…
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Do you have a PhD or are you currently working towards one? Take part in our survey about tutoring for an educational charity! 📊🧑🏾🎓📋
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We were excited to work with sustainability consultancy @WeArePentatonic at the end of last year. Read more here: shift-learning.co.uk/case-st…
Big thanks to all those who spoke to us as part of this research. It was fascinating learning about the changes in approach to access and participation in HE and the greater focus on evaluation activities. Do give our report and John's blog a read
Alongside the updated APP regulatory guidance, we have also published the first piece of our ongoing evaluation of the equality of opportunity reforms: officeforstudents.org.uk/pub…
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Our Director for Fair Access and Participation, @johndavidblake, has penned a blog on our updated guidance and advice for universities and colleges developing their access and participation plans.
Find out more about the updates: buff.ly/419DFEg
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Updated regulatory guidance for providers submitting their APPs is out today. Thanks to all those who took part in Wave 1 and provided such valuable feedback.
Our Director for Fair Access and Participation, @johndavidblake, has penned a blog on our updated guidance and advice for universities and colleges developing their access and participation plans.
Find out more about the updates: buff.ly/419DFEg
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