Fee-paying schools yield over 1/4 of medical and dentistry students
Just 7% of all pupils attend a private school, but go on to make up 28% of those studying medicine and dentistry at university, a study by the Independent Schools…
Just 7% of all pupils attend a private school, but go on to make up 28% of those studying medicine and dentistry at university, a study by the Independent Schools…
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills is identifying methods for improving careers information, advice and guidance. Their new report analyses the potential of technology in this task. Read the…
A new report from think-tank Demos finds that more needs to be done to help young people who are ‘not going to university’ to gain skills for employment….
The Education and Employers Taskforce and the University of Warwick have launched a free research seminar programme. The next speaker is Professor Ewart Keep, Cardiff School of Social Sciences, and…
The Wolf Report has been published by Department for Education. Professor Alison Wolf was asked by the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, to conduct a review into vocational education for 14…
Pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline is the first major employer to announce that it will pay tuition fees for its new trainees. The company said it would cover the fees of about…
A new scheme called IT Ambassadors has been set up by e-skills UK as part of the drive to excite young people about the potential of technology, and to give…
‘Time to Read – a 10 year review’ is available in summary and as a full report. This Business in the Community commissioned report looks at business volunteers helping deprived…
“Is Science Me? High School Students’ Identities, Participation and Aspirations in Science, Engineering and Medicine” report and summary now available….
Schools will be held accountable for the career success of their pupils under a government plan to publish information about the proportion who go on to university or get jobs…