Earning while Learning: student employment (Research Briefing for Employers and Industry)

This research briefing for employers reports key findings from the study ‘L-earning: rethinking young women’s working lives’. The briefing reports data drawn from: a) analyses of national datasets of student employment; and b) focus group interviews with 83 young women about their experiences of engaging in paid work whilst studying (‘Earning while Learning’). Participants were aged between 14-23 years old and attending schools, Further Education (FE) colleges, sixth forms, and universities across England. The briefing offers recommendations for employers, businesses and industry representatives to improve the experience of student workers.