New generation of technical schools in question
Ministers may block a new generation of technical schools amid concerns children do not want learn ‘a trade’ from the age of 14. Read the full Telegraph story….
Ministers may block a new generation of technical schools amid concerns children do not want learn ‘a trade’ from the age of 14. Read the full Telegraph story….
A study by the Institute for Public Policy Research found that teenagers taking lower-level vocational qualifications were three times more likely to be classed as NEET – not in education,…
Global Entrepreneurship Week is here with over 3,000 events taking place across the UK with over 300,000 participants. Find more information….
Today the Work Foundation and TUC unveiled a new report on the UK’s gender jobs spilt. The report shows that progress towards reducing gender stereotyping in employment has been non-existent…
To coincide with the launch this week of Professions Week (21 – 25 October) we will be holding a business briefing for any employer/professional body that is interested in hearing…
Girls risk being failed in mixed classrooms, head warns. Single sex environments can help reduce ‘pandering to stereotypes’. Read the full Telegraph story….
Our Inspiring the Future: Inspiring Women #launchinspiringwomen campaign of women speaking to girls about careers and smashing stereotypes is launching. Read the full Telegraph article….
More universities could introduce entrance exams to select the best candidates as a result of recent A level reforms, private school heads warned today. The move would give pupils at…
…schools complete freedom to decide how to open up to the poor, suggesting they can run A-level master-classes for deprived pupils, send teachers to state schools and share their playing…
The rise in tuition fees to £9,000 has not discouraged students from disadvantaged areas applying to university says the Independent Commission on Fees. Read the full story from The Guardian….