February 6, 2013
February 6, 2013
An OECD study finds that 15-year-old girls outperform their male counterparts around the world – except in the US, Britain and Canada. The cause for poor performances is said to be environmental. Read the full story.
Read moreFebruary 5, 2013
February 5, 2013
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 of skilled or semi-skilled workers – more than two-thirds never expect to own their own home. This identification of a distinctive group of aggrieved young […]
Read moreFebruary 4, 2013
February 4, 2013
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 story.
Read moreJanuary 31, 2013
January 31, 2013
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 and 12-year-olds who failed to reach the appropriate level at the end of primary education. Read the full story.
Read moreJanuary 29, 2013
January 29, 2013
Think-tank the Work Foundation has today published ‘International lessons on youth unemployment’ a new report with recommendations on how the UK can ‘do better’. Read the full story: International Lessons – Youth unemployment in the global context.
Read moreJanuary 28, 2013
January 28, 2013
A total of 60% of secondary schools are planning to cut vocational qualifications or have ‘already done so’, a new Edge Foundation study shows. This is despite 85% of senior teachers saying they are ‘valuable’ for their students. Read the full story.
Read moreJanuary 28, 2013
January 28, 2013
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 marks at primary school, were not doing as well at secondary school. Read the full story.
Read moreJanuary 24, 2013
January 24, 2013
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 2,540 schools shows. Read the full story.
Read moreJanuary 23, 2013
January 23, 2013
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 but a report from the Education Select Committee warns of problems with “the quality, independence and impartiality” of current careers advice. Read the full story. […]
Read moreJanuary 22, 2013
January 22, 2013
An estimated £300 million is wasted each year on courses that A’ level students fail to complete. Better careers guidance could help young people choose their most appropriate path. Read the full story.
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