Education Market Research Insights And Findings
Global Education Study Shows Teachers Feel Undervalued
June 2014
A large scale study, conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), has shown that over two thirds (69%) of teachers feel their profession is undervalued. The research – OECD’s Teaching and Learning International… Read more...
41% of UK Firms Say Having Foreign Speaking Employees is Beneficial
June 2014
According to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the UK education system is not producing enough people with the foreign language skills that businesses seek. Almost two thirds of UK firms said they preferred staff with foreign language skills, with… Read more...
Poor White Children Are Consistently The Lowest Performing Group In England
June 2014
A report - Underachievement in Education by White Working Class Children – studied by the Education Select Committee (ESC), has shown that poor white children are consistently the lowest performing group in England. Poor white children are seemingly… Read more...
Survey Shows Younger Generations Place More Importance On Career
June 2014
A survey conducted for the University of Southampton shows 16-24 year olds are considerably more career orientated than older generations. The research, which had a sample size of 2,076 participants, was done to look at people’s aspirations and how… Read more...
Market Research Finds More UK Students Considering Studying Abroad
May 2014
According to research by the British Council, which polled 2,630 students in the UK, two fifths (37%) would take up a degree overseas, compared with a fifth (20%) in a similar poll last year. In total two fifths (41%) of respondents said they would not consider… Read more...
Survey Discovers That Children ‘Not Bothered’ About Winning in School Sports
April 2014
A recent survey commissioned by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the Chance to Shine cricket charity, which raised concerns that children are not bothered about competition in sport, found that almost two thirds (64%) of eight to sixteen year olds would… Read more...
