House of Commons - Educating tomorrow's engineers: the impact of Government reforms on 14-19 education

Science and Technology Committee - Seventh Report
Educating tomorrow's engineers: the impact of Government reforms on 14-19 education

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 30 January 2013.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 The engineering skills gap

Needs of engineering employers

Why we need more engineers

Diversity in engineering

3 Engineering education (14-19 years)

GCSEs and the English Baccalaureate

Vocational education

The Engineering Diploma

Technical Baccalaureate

Work experience

University Technical Colleges

4 Inspiring the next generation

Perceptions of engineering

Careers advice

Employer engagement

Roles of schools and teachers

5 Research and evidence in DfE

Chief Scientific Adviser

Research budget

Evidence-based policy

Randomised Controlled Trials

6 Conclusions

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence

24 October 2012

7 November 2012

21 November 2012

Additional Written Evidence