…marked assignments with more traditional GCSEs and A-levels. In this latest study, inspectors analysed standards in economics, business and enterprise subjects over a three-year period. Read the full BBC story….
…myth’ for young children. Ordinary people they meet in real life have much more of a positive impact on their behaviour and aspirations research suggests. Read the full BBC story….
…Prince’s Trust of 2,300 people aged 16-24 suggested those from deprived backgrounds were three times more likely to say they will “end up on benefits”. Read the full BBC story….
…of a “serious problem”. To alleviate the UK’s lack of language skills the government is aiming to reverse a decline in language study in schools. Read the full BBC story….
The entire Cabinet and most of the Shadow Cabinet have signed up to the BBC’s Robert Peston’s new Speakers for Schools service, but he won’t be happy until he has…
…the entire cabinet has agreed to take part in Robert Peston’s Speakers for Schools programme to bring high-profile guest speakers to state schools. Last week the BBC’s Huw Edwards visited…
…skills should be recognised alongside GCSEs in England. Business leaders have long complained about school leavers’ work ready skills. Read the full BBC story. Leading business body the Confederation of…
…their development, this highlights the role that reading buddy and number buddy schemes can play in primary schools. Read the full BBC story. ‘Time to Read’ literary intervention programme website….
Millions of people in England and Wales who work or volunteer with children and vulnerable adults will no longer need criminal record checks. Read the full BBC story. A major…
…has been declining in Britain since the 1950s. So what can the brightest young people from less privileged backgrounds do to break into the professions? Read the full BBC story….
