Employer contact boosts earning power
Young adults who took part in four or more activities with employers while at school went on to earn an average of £23,100 by their mid-20s. The total was £3,600-a-year…
Young adults who took part in four or more activities with employers while at school went on to earn an average of £23,100 by their mid-20s. The total was £3,600-a-year…
Ofsted head, Sir Michael Wilshaw, says businesses should make staff take part in running schools, and some governors should be paid. School governors need to offer more professional leadership he…
MPs are being urged to level the playing field for post-16 education. Under the current financial arrangements 6th form colleges appear to be disadvantaged. Read the full story….
A study by the University and College Union (UCU) has revealed a “tale of two Britains”, with one in four people having no qualifications in some areas. Read the full…
A study of youth attitudes has raised concerns about young men in the “squeezed middle” who are deeply pessimistic about their future chances. Among these young men – from families…
The All Party Group on Social Mobility is organising a ‘character and resilience summit’ to cascade confidence building techniques used in private schools to state school students. Read the full…
One-in-five school children are to have catch-up classes in the three-Rs. Head teachers will receive £54.5m to run booster lessons in the first year of secondary school aimed at 11…
England’s chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has ordered a “landmark report” into how state schools teach the most able students. Ofsted’s head warned some pupils, who got top…
Almost a quarter of England’s sixth forms and colleges did not produce any pupils with the A-level grades sought by the most competitive universities (2As & a B), data from…
Careers services for young people in England show a “worrying deterioration”, MPs are warning. Good careers guidance has been highlighted as important to social mobility and to tackling youth unemployment…