Degree apprenticeships promise much for social mobility, but as yet they are not living up to lofty expectations. Changing that for good requires a shift in mindset from employers, but there are also practical steps teachers who are advising potential applicants can take, writes Programme Manager Ros Fraser.
CEO Sam Holmes discusses how social justice-orientated organisations can find it difficult to recognise their internal shortcomings and outlines some of the steps Causeway is taking to unpick the assumptions underlying our own practice.
Research is at the heart of our practice at Causeway. For us, building a strong understanding of the evidence base is key to designing high-quality programmes and activities, and it helps us to feel more confident as practitioners that our work will make a significant impact on the young people we work with.
In this blog, Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Manager Fionna McLauchlan breaks down a recent report on evaluation evidence drawn from Uni Connect partnerships’ activities.
