Speakers for Schools launches in Scotland

…speaking at his former school Jedburgh Grammar. Listen to Speakers for Schools founder, Robert Peston, talk about the overarching aims and the Scottish launch on BBC radio ‘Good Morning Scotland’…


Curriculum changes pushed back to 2014

…government until 2014. The longer timescale is to allow further debate. Labour’s Stephen Twigg MP urges cross-party talks to achieve consensus over the national curriculum. Read the full BBC story….




Why are under 25s hardest hit by unemployment?

…of the Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE, describes growing youth unemployment as “a long running problem, rather than something that has just happened”. Read the full BBC story….