…shows. Factors include that boys in this group have a tendency towards truancy and bad behaviour while girls are ‘present in class’ but quietly under-achieving. Read the full story: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/funding-for-poorer-pupils-helps-more-boys-than-girls-study-shows-9877806.html#…
…be motivated to improve their academic performance. The event had classroom insight talks with diverse volunteers taking part including; the UK’s first female RAF Air-Vice-Marshal, an Aston Martin engineer, a…
…Williamson (Arsenal). They met 40 girls ranging in age from Year 7 to Year 10 at the Sir Herbert Leon Academy in Milton Keynes. Read more about Inspiring Women: http://www.inspiringthefuture.org/inspiring-women/…
…the development of better links between schools and local employers. Biography Dr Charlotte Chadderton Senior Research Fellow, Cass School of Education and Communities http://www.uel.ac.uk/research/profiles/cass/charlottechadderton/ Dr Charlotte Chadderton is Senior Research…
…people to do work experience while they were at school. It was essential, he argued, to prepare young people for the world of work. Read the full article: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/give-girls-career-advice-before-the-age-of-10-says-shadow-education-secretary-10077672.html …
…importance of enterprise education. The report forms part of an ongoing project looking at how schools can best prepare young people for successful working lives. Find out more: www.educationandemployers.org/research …
…you are a school or would-be volunteer who has not yet registered to join Primary Futures, this week is a great opportunity to do so.” See Flickr photo album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/edu_employers/sets/72157651099545006/…
…said they taught less than one hour per week. The government strongly disagrees with the report saying its new curriculum “rivals the best in the world”. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-31749900 …
…from low income backgrounds who achieve so highly at the end of primary school are not among the highest school achievers at age 16”. Read the full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-32975871 …
12.20 – 13.30 Westminster, Central London. Speaker: David Massey (UKCES) The seminar focused on a new report from government’s skills experts the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) which…
