Boost vocational education, employers tell government
…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….
…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….
…100 girls. The high profile women taking part in the launch include: Miriam González Durántez, Partner at Dechert LLP and the wife of Nick Clegg the DPM Fiona Bruce, BBC…
The Russell Group of leading universities has been asked to produce research on what teenagers need to get into their universities, after a study has cast doubt on so called…
…her 2011 review of vocational education, said that it was “scandalous” that half of 16-year-olds were leaving school without good GCSEs in English and maths. Read the full BBC story….
…2010-11, against 24% of state school pupils. The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) data is published a week before this year’s A-level results. Read the full BBC story….
…of science and maths teachers graduating next summer. The government’s new School Direct scheme is recruiting too few trainee teachers in key subjects experts believe. Read the full BBC story….
…and Ruby McGregor Smith on BBC Radio 4’s. Today programme talking about girls’ aspirations and where they look for career advice. Read the full press release. New report aims to…
…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’…
…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….
…between 2007 and 2010, an average of almost 50% of pupils in cities left education without GCSEs grade A* to C in maths and English. Read the full BBC story….