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Education – further and higher

Employers commonly bemoan the further and higher education system's failure to prepare young people with the skills and attributes they need to succeed in the world of work. Work experience is one of the best ways for young people further and higher education, such as university students, to prepare for the challenges that starting work will bring.


    • Apprenticeships
    • Early careers
    • Education - further and higher

    Do more to help young find work, prime minister urged

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Aug 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Aug 2021

    Disadvantaged young people have been ‘overlooked’ in the government’s Plan for Jobs and more needs to be done to help...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News

    Record A-level results but employers uneasy over students’ preference for university route

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Aug 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Aug 2021

    A-level results have broken records this year with almost half of entries in the UK being awarded top grades and...

    • STEM
    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News

    Females overtake males at A-level maths, as Stem gender gap narrows

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Aug 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Aug 2021

    About 29% of female students gained an A* grade compared with 28.5% of male students.

    • Apprenticeships
    • Early careers
    • Education - further and higher

    Pandemic pushes young people towards university despite employers’ preferences

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Aug 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Aug 2021

    More young people intend to undertake a university degree despite predictions of a decline in graduate jobs.

    • STEM
    • Early careers
    • Latest News

    Young people feel they lack skills to secure tech jobs

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Aug 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Aug 2021

    A quarter of young people are not confident they have the digital skills needed to secure a job in the growing tech industry.

    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News
    • Education - school

    Government scraps T Level in HR

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Jul 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Jul 2021

    The new HR T Level qualification has been scrapped after the government was unable to find an awarding body to develop it.

    • Brexit
    • Right to work
    • Education - further and higher

    Graduate visa route launches on 1 July

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Jun 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Jun 2021

    The new graduate route is open to international students who wish to stay for a period for work purposes opens on 1 July 2021.

    • Benefits
    • Social mobility
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Organisational culture: Michael Whitfield talks to Oven-Ready HR

    by Chris Taylor 3 Jun 2021
    by Chris Taylor 3 Jun 2021

    Co-founder of Thomson's Online Benefits talks about workplace culture, social mobility and HR tech.

    • Apprenticeships
    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News

    Ucas to make it easier to apply for apprenticeships

    by Jo Faragher 26 May 2021
    by Jo Faragher 26 May 2021

    Universities admissions service Ucas will make it easier for teenagers to apply for apprenticeships in a bid to tackle the “outdated stigma” of vocational qualifications.

    • Education
    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News

    Lecturer’s dismissal for failing to complete PhD ‘unfair’, tribunal rules

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 May 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 May 2021

    The University of Hudderfield's decision to dismiss a lecturer with mental health worries was "wholly unreasonable", a tribunal has found.

    • Coronavirus
    • Early careers
    • Education - further and higher

    Graduate and school leaver appointments back on the rise

    by Jo Faragher 29 Apr 2021
    by Jo Faragher 29 Apr 2021

    Most of the UK’s top graduate recruiters either stabilised or increased their hiring this year, according to the Institute of Student Employers.

    • STEM
    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News

    One in four firms face shortage in basic digital skills

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Mar 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Mar 2021

    A report has identified a significant gap in digital skills capabilities and employers' demand for them,

    • Social mobility
    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News

    Social mobility: Why the data shows it works

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Feb 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Feb 2021

    Many organisations still recruit based on educational background based on assumptions around prestige and performance. But the data suggests a different story.

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Education
    • Discipline and grievances

    Imperial College top executives under scrutiny for bullying

    by Jo Faragher 15 Feb 2021
    by Jo Faragher 15 Feb 2021

    Two university leaders are under formal investigation by the Office for Students after accusations of bullying staff.
    Alice Gast, president...

    • STEM
    • Foreign language training
    • Education

    Students opt for technology and business over arts subjects

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Feb 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Feb 2021

    Computing, medicine and engineering subjects continue to gain popularity for students, university entry figures have revealed.

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