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Category Archives: Careers
Clegg’s youth jobs scheme ‘bureaucratic and inefficient’
Unemployed school-leavers risk “falling through the cracks” of the job market because Nick Clegg’s £1bn Youth Contract is inefficient and bureaucratic, Britain’s biggest vocational exam board has warned. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Being bilingual ‘boosts brain power’
Learning a second language can boost brain power, scientists believe. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Working-class children do worse at school in Britain than in Estonia, Hungary or Greece
Working-class children are more likely to be consigned to educational failure in Britain than in most other developed nations, according to international research. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Work experience ‘needs more than parent networking’
The quality of teenagers’ work experience is strongly linked to future careers but must rely on more than just their parents’ connections, a heads and employers report says. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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More teenagers opt to be scout leaders, census shows
The number of teenagers signing up to become scout leaders has exceeded 10,000 for the first time, a census from the Scout Association shows. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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From reality TV gold to ‘teaching ambassadors’
The staff of Osiris Educational host school, Passmores Academy, are doing their bit to boost recruitment. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Mopping up teen tears isn’t matron’s problem now
A diploma will train boarding school staff in pastoral care, reports Kerra Maddern in the TES. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
UK students lack global outlook, says British Council
Business leaders are warning that students in the UK are lagging behind in developing an international outlook needed for a globalised economy. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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‘Don’t listen to too many old people’ – Lastminute.com founder wows students
“I doubt you know who I am,” the slight, blonde woman at the front of the school hall says. Rows of pupils stare back blankly, in mute confirmation. “But you might have heard of my website,” the woman continues. “Lastminute.com.” … Continue reading
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Fees deny the basic human right to education
If the prospect of debt forces students out of the education ‘supermarket’, society as a whole will suffer. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in A-Level, Budget, Careers, Sixth Forms, Student loans
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Private tutors – the taxman is coming
In its latest attempt to claw back some of the UK’s £35bn in unpaid taxes, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs will target the country’s 500,000 private tutors for undeclared tax. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Increase in NQT’s versus 40% fewer jobs!
Increasing numbers of new teachers or decreasing numbers of jobs? Well turns out it’s both because newly qualified teachers are finding there are up to 40% fewer jobs this year. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Students plan strike over education
The 9th of November will see students from across the country marching once again in protest of the coalitions education plans. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Expenses of childcare rising so much that part-time parents may as well not work
THE EXPENSE of childcare could make it more cost-effective for some parents to give up work and stay at home, says a survery of family finances. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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24 free schools set to open in September
A total of 24 new free schools set up by parents, faith groups and others will open in England next month. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Academies, Boys, Budget, Careers, Early Years, Free Schools, Parents, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools
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Dreading the new school term starting? Have a look at our top tips for planning lessons.
At the moment, the biggest worry for teachers will be planning lessons and preparing for the next academic year at school. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in A-Level, Academies, Assessment / Exams, Assessment for Learning, Boys, Business studies / entrepreneurship, Careers, Case Study, GCSE, Gifted and Talented, Girls, Outdoor Learning, Parents, Philosophy for Children, Public & Private Schools, Secondary Schools, Sixth Forms, University
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Post-GCSE dropout fears despite predictions of success
Thousands of GCSE students risk being lost to the education system because of a unique set of pressures, says a panel of experts reported by the BBC’s Hannah Richardson. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Science graduates ‘should move abroad’
Science graduates should look for work abroad because funding cuts mean finding work in Britain is too hard, two of the country’s leading scientists have claimed. Nick Collins reports in the Telegraph. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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GCSE pupils ‘steered away’ from tough subjects
The number of schoolchildren taking a string of GCSEs in traditional subjects such as science, foreign languages and history has more than halved in just over a decade, says the Telegraph’s Graeme Paton. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Big business recruiting straight from school
School-leaver training programmes set to increase, attracting those put off university by tuition fees, reports the Guardian’s Graham Snowdon. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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