December 16, 2013
December 16, 2013
The government should give means-tested vouchers to working class families to help them buy their children some of the advantages that more affluent families can afford, the Sutton Trust suggests. Read the full Channel 4 story.
Read moreDecember 9, 2013
December 9, 2013
The Institute of Physics says 49% of state-funded mixed schools in England are “reinforcing gender stereotypes” in terms of the subjects students study at A-level. It says these schools are failing to counter the idea that certain subjects are for girls and others are for boys. Read the full BBC story.
Read moreDecember 3, 2013
December 3, 2013
For the first time, the UK does not make the top 20 in any subject, in international tests taken by 15 year olds in maths, reading and science. Within the UK, Scotland outperformed England at maths and reading, but Wales is below average in all subject, in the Pisa tests run by the OECD. The […]
Read moreNovember 29, 2013
November 29, 2013
Girlguiding’s new report Sexism, harassment and inequality: the daily reality for UK’s girls’ has been published. There’s a call for urgent attitude change as the research from Girlguiding reveals a stark state of inequality. One of the findings is that girls still see gender inbalance in leadership positions from politics to economics, which hampers aspiration. […]
Read moreNovember 26, 2013
November 26, 2013
Ministers may block a new generation of technical schools amid concerns children do not want learn ‘a trade’ from the age of 14. Read the full Telegraph story.
Read moreNovember 20, 2013
November 20, 2013
Across the country, more than 600 volunteers are signed up to Inspiring the Future to talk to young people about use of modern foreign languages in the workplace. Waiting to be approached by schools and colleges are volunteers from: the Arts Council BBC Bentley Cabinet Office Deloitte Facebook Financial Times Google Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons […]
Read moreNovember 19, 2013
November 19, 2013
A study by the Institute for Public Policy Research found that teenagers taking lower-level vocational qualifications were three times more likely to be classed as NEET – not in education, employment or training – as those studying A-levels. There are nearly 50,000 teenagers on “dead-end courses” that fail to lead to a job or university, […]
Read moreNovember 18, 2013
November 18, 2013
Global Entrepreneurship Week is here with over 3,000 events taking place across the UK with over 300,000 participants. Find more information.
Read moreNovember 13, 2013
November 13, 2013
Michael Grade, Chairman of the Pinewood Studios Group, visited Chalfont Community College to take part in an Inspiring the Future event. He was joined by colleagues from the studios working in a number of different divisions including legal, post production, HR, TV, Finance and CSR. Headteacher of Chalfont Community College, Sue Tanner said: “We’re really […]
Read moreNovember 11, 2013
November 11, 2013
Almost two thirds (60%) of UK employers feel the UK government does not do enough to support skills education. Nearly three quarters (72%) said they viewed vocational qualifications as essential for preparing young people for work, says research by City & Guilds and charity Edge Foundation. Read the full BBC story.
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