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The Art & Science of Learning58. Enabling & Celebrating Vocational Excellence (Dr Susan James Relly)Where would we be without people who excelled in the trades? Skills such as carpentry, auto mechanics, hairdressing, cooking, and plumbing, only to name few, are an essential part of our daily lives. Training for excellence in the trades is not only critical to all of us, but also to the individuals who want to have fulfilling careers in the trades. To discuss the importance of training for excellence in the trades, and how we can make that a reality, I am joined by an expert in vocational education who advocates for excellence in the trades. 2021-10-1134 min
Capita and BecomingX: The EducatorsDr Susan James Relly: Building skills for life“If I were to redesign the education system, I'd definitely bring in more vocational aspects to it, more play for young people and time for imaginations to run wild, try to develop a curriculum that was less assessment focused, more focused on being able to just be.”In this episode we’re joined by Dr Susan James Relly, Director of the Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance research centre at the University of Oxford, who reveals the power of surrounding yourself with people who inspire and encourage you to ‘be better’. With a government target of half of...2021-03-1011 min
Department of Education Public SeminarsQuestioning the UK government’s vision of higher education and social mobilityA public seminar from the Department of Education, given by Dr Susan James Relly, Assistant Director of SKOPE. Over recent years UK governments have expanded higher education and with it the supply of graduates. This expansion is linked to social mobility through meritocracy. However, the number of traditionally graduate jobs has not increased in line with higher education expansion. One result of this policy is graduates entering not just graduate jobs but non-graduate jobs. Using qualitative and quantitative data from research on the occupation of real estate agents selling residential properties in the UK – a traditionally non-graduate occupation being ‘graduatised’ – this pre...2015-06-0941 minDepartment of Education Public SeminarsQuestioning the UK government’s vision of higher education and social mobilityA public seminar from the Department of Education, given by Dr Susan James Relly, Assistant Director of SKOPE. Over recent years UK governments have expanded higher education and with it the supply of graduates. This expansion is linked to social mobility through meritocracy. However, the number of traditionally graduate jobs has not increased in line with higher education expansion. One result of this policy is graduates entering not just graduate jobs but non-graduate jobs. Using qualitative and quantitative data from research on the occupation of real estate agents selling residential properties in the UK – a traditionally non-graduate occupation being ‘graduatised’ – this pre...2015-06-0941 min