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• Deloitte chairman David Cruickshank joins captains of industry promoting links with young students
• Why the fashion for science graduates may be bad business - -
Content
Successful engagement is about more than PR
Chris Cook looks at some of the complex issues surrounding involvement of companies
Skills gap: Wider range of expertise needed
Bosses demanding more science and maths graduates risk missing out on other talents, says Liz Lightfoot
Policy: Business and parents give thumbs up to academies
Despite support for the coalition’s plans, some doubts remain, writes Charles Batchelor
Employer support: Mentors succeed as motivators
Business people can provide expertise to pupils who need it most, writes Adam Jezard
Deloitte report
Gerald Haigh on a study commissioned from Deloitte by the Education and Employers Taskforce
Technology: You use it at home, now you can use it in class
Pupils are texting their answers to the teacher, says Courtney Weaver
Raising standards: Shameless campaign to create a teaching elite
Miranda Green looks at a scheme that gives graduates a chance to teach in some of the UK’s toughest schools before going into business
Accountability: How it adds up for charitable donors
Miranda Green on what motivates a business to give part of its profits to education
Case study: Teach First
Pupils at a Hounslow college wonder why a high-flying young person would end up in their classroom ... and decide to stay, writes Miranda Green
Sponsorship: Focused on the achievement gap
The success of academies is patchy and they can face opposition but the aims are high, says Jane Bird
