GCSE changes: teenagers must master English & Maths
…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….
…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….
…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….
The jobless total for 16 to 24-year-olds hit a record high of 1.02 million in the quarter. Read the full BBC story….
…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….
Apprenticeships are not helping enough young people out of unemployment, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research. Read the full BBC story….
…the country to inspire and broaden the horizons of pupils. It is the brainchild of BBC business editor, Robert Peston, and administered by the Taskforce. Read the Yorkshire Post feature….
…have been mapped in a new report by the Work Foundation. The report blames a tough jobs market and cuts to youth services and education. Read the full BBC story….
…of UK engineering graduates are working in non-graduate jobs or unskilled work such as waiting on tables and shop work, research from Birmingham University suggests. Read the full BBC story….