What impact do teacher-employer partnerships have on teaching and students?

Emily Tanner, (formerly) Head of Research, The Careers & Enterprise Company, UK Chris Percy, Visiting Research Fellow, University of Derby, UK  Why teacher-employer partnerships? There has been renewed policy interest in the role of subject teachers in supporting student career choices, raising the question of how best to equip teachers with the knowledge and skills to do this. This article shares findings from two pilot projects that tested the feasibility and impact of teacher–employer partnerships with positive results.  Within the government-adopted framework of the Gatsby Benchmarks (Gatsby Charitable Foundation, 2014), the most explicit role for subject teachers in careers education is to highlight to students the relevance of their subject for future careers. This can be achieved through employer-based projects, linking the curriculum to real-world applications and teaching skills that are valued by employers. Teachers may also connect students directly with employ