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Opinion
Apr 21, 2026
Apprentice Development, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Development, Social Mobility

Why working-class talent is getting in but not getting on

Ahead of this year’s ISE Development Conference, Joe Mackley, Head of Strategic Partnerships at The 93% Club, considers why many employers don’t fail at attracting working-class talent, but they do fail to keep it.

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Research
Apr 16, 2026
Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment, Student Insight, Technology

AI early career fears rise, but employers focus on evolution

AI is impacting the early career decisions of young people, but employers are yet to replace most entry-level jobs, explains ISE’s Claire Tyler.

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Know-how
Apr 13, 2026
Apprentice Development, Graduate Development

How will I know when I experience burnout?

We should protect emerging talent from burnout rather than waiting for them to fall, explains Anna Champion at The Talent Lighthouse.

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Opinion
Apr 09, 2026
Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment

Why today’s most driven students struggle to work together

The ambition–collaboration paradox is evident in today’s students as well as graduates entering the workforce, explains Dina Eltabey, Teaching Fellow at University of Portsmouth.

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Opinion
Apr 07, 2026
Policy, Work Experience – Schools

Employer & school perspectives on rethinking work experience

A recent ISE webinar brought together an employer and school with the Careers & Enterprise Company to discuss how we can ensure all young people have access to high-quality experience.

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Case Study
Mar 30, 2026
Strategy, Work Experience – Schools

Severn Trent: A strategic approach to work experience

Severn Trent left behind an ad-hoc, reactive approach for high-quality, inclusive work experience at scale – and they’re reaping the rewards. Here’s how.

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Know-how
Mar 25, 2026
Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Selection & Assessment, Technology

How employers are actually managing record applications

ISE got together with early careers experts including those from A&O Shearman and Coca-Cola Europe to find out how they’re managing unprecedented volumes of applications including the consideration for quality and candidate experience.

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Opinion
Mar 24, 2026
Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment, Strategy

We can’t solve long-term skills gap with short-term thinking

Solving the skills gap isn’t about hiring ready-made talent, but about how quickly they can learn what the business needs tomorrow, explains Simon Reichwald at Connectr and Chris Shirley at Form the Future.

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Know-how
Mar 17, 2026
Work Experience – Schools

‘Gold standard' employer engagement in secondary education

Employer engagement is a strategic objective of Roding Valley High School. Careers Leader and Advisor Donna Mason, shares the big impact initiatives as well as advice for developing successful opportunities with schools.

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Opinion
Mar 11, 2026
Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment

ISE Apprenticeship Conference 2026: Key takeaways Members Only

Employers, policymakers and young people got together to discuss the rapidly evolving apprenticeship landscape. Anne-Marie Campion, ISE Insights Manager, reflects on the highlights.

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Research
Mar 03, 2026
Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Student Insight

What you need to know about apprentices in 2026

Ollie Sidwell, Co-founder at Higherin reveals what 10,000 student reviews reveal about apprentices in 2026.

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Know-how
Feb 23, 2026
Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Technology

What AI can and can’t do to support early talent wellbeing

Ahead of ISE’s Apprenticeships Conference, AI specialist, author and speaker Erica Farmer considers whether AI can genuinely support the wellbeing of early talent or if we’re asking it to fix a human problem.

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