JVET CONFERENCE 2027 Following the success of our last conference, the team is busy planning the next conference, which will take place on 15 - 17 July 2027 in Oxford. Please hold the date - we will provide more details soon! #JVET #JVETConference

Each Tuesday, we will signpost you to new texts available in the JVET journal. This week we share ‘Divided paths: longitudinal impact of school tracking on self-esteem, life satisfaction, and status attainment’ by Luyang Guo & Ingrid Schoon (2026). www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Share your reflections, connect with fellow educators and researchers, and contribute to shaping the dialogue. This week we ask what happens when apprentices push back? Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #SpotlightSundays #JVET

Each Thursday, we will be digging into the JVET archive and sharing a journal, conference, or research highlight from the past 75 years. This week we share ‘Written English in day-release classes’ by F.E. Foden (1953). www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... Vol 5. Issue 11. #ThrowbackThursdays

This week we share a book review: The apprentice movement in the Federal Republic of Germany. Aufstand der Stifte, 1968–75 by P. Ryan, Cham, Springer, 2025, 242 pp., 106,99€, ISBN 978-3-032-01684-3 (hardcover); 978-3-032-01685-0 (ebook). doi.org/10.1007/978-... by Christoph Porcher.

Share your reflections, connect with fellow educators and researchers, and contribute to shaping the dialogue. This week we ask does dual VET help young adults stay employed during crises? Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #SpotlightSundays #JVET

This week we share ‘Schoolboys' attitudes to careers in the building industry’ by Mary D. Wilson (1953). www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... Vol 5. Issue 11. #ThrowbackThursdays #JVET

This week we share ‘The impact of dual VET on the unemployment rate of young adults after the financial crisis: a comparison between Germany and the United States’ by Lucas Trutwin, Andre Habisch, & Johannes Kellner (2026). www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #NewTextTuesdays #JVET

Share your reflections, connect with fellow educators and researchers, and contribute to shaping the dialogue. This week we ask how do global VET projects become truly local? Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #SpotlightSundays #JVET

This week we share ‘Education for use: The background to John Locke, 1660–97’ by W.H.G. Armytage (1953). www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... Vol 5. Issue 11. #ThrowbackThursdays #JVET

Each Tuesday, we will signpost you to new texts available in the JVET journal. This week we share ‘Cultural embeddedness and epistemic negotiation in South–South VET cooperation—a comparative study in Central Asia’ by Xinjun Ji (2026). www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #NewTextTuesdays

Share your reflections, connect with fellow educators and researchers, and contribute to shaping the dialogue. This week we ask how far has neoliberalism actually reshaped skills governance? Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #SpotlightSundays #JVET

This week we share ‘Some considerations of the antithesis between a liberal and a technical education’ by Alex. M. Ross (1953). www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... Vol 5. Issue 11. #ThrowbackThursdays #JVET

Each Tuesday, we will signpost you to new texts available in the JVET journal. This week we share a book review: Skills policy in Britain and the future of work: a historical-political analysis by Tom Bewick, Bristol, Policy Press, 2025, 305 pp., £32.99, ISBN 9781447372226 by Josh Patel.

This week we ask can a low‑cost digital tool expand students’ vocational choices? Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #SpotlightSundays #JVET

Each Thursday, we will be digging into the JVET archive and sharing a journal, conference, or research highlight from the past 75 years. This week we share ‘Higher technological education’ by Percy Dunsheath (1953). www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... Vol 5. Issue 11. #ThrowbackThursdays #JVET

JVET CONFERENCE 2027 Following the success of our last conference, the team is busy planning the next conference, which will take place on 15 - 17 July 2027 in Oxford. Please hold the date - we will provide more details soon! #JVET #JVETConference

This week we share ‘New information, new interests? Impact of an occupation finder on vocational choices of lower secondary students’ by Maria Esther Oswald-Egg & Katherine Marie Caves (2026). www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #NewTextTuesdays #JVET

Abstract deadline TOMORROW for the JVET ECR Conference! There’s still time to submit to the JVET Early Career Researcher (ECR) Day Conference 2026 at the University of Glasgow. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jvet-early...

This week we ask how do vocational teachers navigate responsibility for apprenticeships when expectations and guidelines are ambiguous? Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #SpotlightSundays #JVET

This week we ask how do vocational teachers navigate responsibility for apprenticeships when expectations and guidelines are ambiguous? Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #SpotlightSundays #JVET

Dates for your diary! JVET CONFERENCE 2027 Following the success of our last conference, the team is busy planning the next Conference due to take place on 15 - 17 July 2027, in Oxford. Please hold the date - we will provide more details soon! #JVET #JVETConference #JVET2027

This week we share ‘A part-time day release course for full-time technical teachers held at Nottingham’ by D.J. Lysaght (1953). www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... Vol 5. Issue 10. #ThrowbackThursdays #JVET

This week we share ‘Navigating the school-to-work gap: vocational teachers’ responsibilities in students’ transitions to apprenticeships’ by Evi Schmid, Silje Andresen & Stine Solberg (2026). www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #NewTextTuesdays #JVET

This week we ask how do second‑chance programmes rebuild motivation and confidence for young people who left school early? Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #SpotlightSundays #JVET

This week we share ‘An approach to job analysis in technical teaching’ by Alex Maclennan (1953). www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... Vol 5. Issue 10. #ThrowbackThursdays #JVET

Presenting at the JVET ECR Day Conference 2026? A limited number of FULL bursaries are available for presenters attending the conference. If you would like to be considered, simply indicate this when submitting your abstract. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jvet-early... #JVET #JVETECR

This week we share ‘Bridging Gaps: Innovative Strategies to Improve Initial VET Student Engagement and Future Aspirations for Native and Migrant Students’ by Elena Quintana-Murci, Carlos Vecina-Merchante & Júlia Vilasís-Pamos (2026).

This week’s Sunday spotlight shines on the theme introduced during this week’s New Text Tuesday. This week we ask how do contract conditions and school context shape turnover among VET teachers? Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #SpotlightSundays #JVET

Dates for your diary! JVET CONFERENCE 2027 Following the success of our last conference, the team is busy planning the next Conference due to take place on 15 - 17 July 2027, in Oxford. Please hold the date - we will provide more details soon! #JVET #JVETConference #JVET2027