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Category Archives: Vocational Qualifications
The IBCC: a new ‘vocational IB’
A new ‘vocational IB’, the IBCC, claims to be both academic and practical, says Janette Wallis in the Telegraph. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Academy schools ‘inflating results’
The “excessive” use of vocational equivalents is “inflating” the results of England’s academy schools, analysis of league table data suggests. Thousands of the qualifications which are deemed easier than GCSEs were devalued by the government this week. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Even ‘Mickey Mouse’ is feeling the pinch
Over 3,000 “Mickey Mouse” courses are getting the cut from school league tables, it is announced today. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
University applications down 13% on last year
UK Universities appear to be facing a slump in applications ahead of the first year of higher fees, the university admissions body says. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Young unemployed ‘need maths and English at GCSE’
Cities in England with high youth unemployment must do more to raise young people’s attainment in maths and English, a report says. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Towns where 1 in 4 young people are ‘Neets’ revealed
Nearly a quarter of 16- to 24-year-olds are not in work, education or training (Neets) in some English towns – and this is likely to rise in the next few years. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Education reforms risk ‘mass failure’, says exams chief
Mark Dawe, chief executive of OCR, said that attempts to force all children to study academic subjects would alienate thousands of pupils who were more suited to vocational qualifications. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Beekeeping takes flight in primary school
When a swarm of bees descended on Charlton Manor primary school in Greenwich the teachers’ first reaction was concern. Some were afraid they would have to close the school. But what struck headteacher Tim Baker was how calm the pupils … Continue reading
Sixth formers must look beyond the classroom to impress
A fistful of A*s may not be enough to impress a university: sixth-formers must look beyond the classroom, says English teacher John Schmitt in an article in the Telegraph. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
One in four GCSEs could get A grade
Education expert predicts another record year of results as union leader warns against tinkering with league tables and targets, it is reported in the Guardian. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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’}
A-level students ‘shun university in favour of workplace’
Bright teenagers are preparing to shun university amid intense competition for degree courses and fears over rising graduate debt, report Graeme Paton and Kate Griffin in the Telegraph. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Call for children to leave school at 14
Children should be allowed to leave school at 14 and start work to boost Britain’s economy, the former head of the Confederation of British Industry has said. The Telegraph’s Murray Wardrop reports. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
School league tables to exclude thousands of vocational qualifications
Schools can still offer range of courses but only results in most rigorous qualifications will count under government plans reported by The Guardian’s Jeevan Vasagar. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Labour calls for schools to teach ‘route into work’
Andy Burnham says secondary schools should give pupils more vocational opportunities, reports The Guardian’s Toby Helm. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
More pupils ‘shun A-levels in favour of vocational courses’
New figures show that the number of students taking practical courses in subjects such as sport, health care, construction and media has soared by 75 per cent in just two years, according to Graeme Paton’s report in today’s Telegraph. {lang: … Continue reading
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University backs Pearson degree
Publishing giant Pearson has announced a partnership with Royal Holloway university that will allow it to enter the degree market, BBC News reports. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Schools try out “vocational baccalaureate”
The International Baccalaureate has traditionally been seen as an elite qualification taken by brainy students at independent or selective sixth forms. But a new “vocational bacc” could be about to change that, reports Janet Murray in today’s Guardian. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Virgin Trains chief calls for A-levels and degrees to be taught at work
Tony Collins, chief executive of Virgin Trains, has called for a major shake-up of the education system where A-levels and degrees are taught at work rather than in schools. Louisa Peacock reports. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Business time for design and technology teachers
A new scheme from the James Dyson Foundation hopes to inject passion into design and technology teaching. It’s one of the biggest “Cinderella” subjects on the curriculum* – but could design and technology be about to get the makeover its advocates … Continue reading
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