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Education – school

Employers commonly bemoan the 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 still at school to prepare for the challenges that starting work will bring.


    • Apprenticeships
    • Department for Education
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    Teacher apprenticeship route to be tied to school year

    by Adam McCulloch 9 May 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 9 May 2025

    The government is to cut the length of postgraduate teaching apprenticeships from 12 to nine months to bring them in line with the school year.

    • Department for Education
    • Education
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Teachers could strike if pay award not improved

    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2025

    Teachers in England could launch strike action if the government does not offer a higher pay rise for the next...

    • Department for Education
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    • Industrial action / strikes

    Education union threatens strike action

    by Jo Faragher 10 Jan 2025
    by Jo Faragher 10 Jan 2025

    England’s biggest teaching union, the National Education Union, has announced it will ballot on strike action.
    The NEU has accused...

    • Department for Education
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    • Economics, government & business

    Ministers urged to show how target for 6,500 new teachers can be hit

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Dec 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Dec 2024

    Government plans to recruit 6,500 new teachers would require a salary increase of nearly 10% a year for three years,...

    • STEM
    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News

    T-level industry placements to go hybrid

    by Rob Moss 3 Dec 2024
    by Rob Moss 3 Dec 2024

    T-level industry placements will be able to be completed remotely under government reforms announced this week.

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    • Education - school

    Teacher who called pupils ‘chattering monkeys’ loses dismissal claim

    by Jo Faragher 23 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 23 Aug 2024

    A teacher who was sacked after describing her pupils as ‘chattering monkeys’ has lost a claim for unfair dismissal against her former school.

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    Number of young people not in work or education rises to 872,000

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 22 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 22 Aug 2024

    The number of young people who are not in work, education or training (NEET) is now 872,000, Office for National Statistics data reveals.

    • STEM
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    • Education - school

    GCSE results: concern over regional variations

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Aug 2024

    GCSE results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland show little change from 2023 as recovery from the Covid years continues, in most areas.

    • STEM
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    • Education - further and higher

    A-level results are best since 2010

    by Rob Moss 15 Aug 2024
    by Rob Moss 15 Aug 2024

    Strong performances in maths and sciences lead to best A-level results since 2010 if figures for pandemic years are discounted.

    • Latest News
    • Early careers
    • Education - further and higher

    A-level results: employers say soft skills are of more value

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Aug 2024

    Indeed survey reveals that employers and workers are more appreciative of skills such as critical thinking and writing gained from academic courses rather than the direct skills learned.

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    Former head teacher jailed after harassing trainee

    by Jo Faragher 12 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 12 Aug 2024

    Former head sent a trainee who was in her first year of teaching at a junior school in King’s Lynn, Norfolk countless messages from the school’s social media accounts.

    • Artificial intelligence
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    • Education - school

    Google and Community union team up to speed AI transformation

    by Rob Moss 26 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 26 Jul 2024

    Most jobs in the UK will be enhanced by AI with only a small minority of roles being axed, according to new Google-commissioned research.  

    • Latest News
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    • Dismissal

    Head teacher unfairly dismissed for ‘tapping son’s hand’ awarded £102k

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Jul 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Jul 2024

    Head teacher unfairly dismissed for gross misconduct after tapping her own child’s hand with her fingers, award £102k by the employment tribunal.

    • Latest News
    • Education
    • Education - school

    Labour’s teacher recruitment plans ‘most credible’, says education body

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Jun 2024

    An education research body has concluded that Labour’s plans for recruitment in education offer more likelihood of tackling the growing...

    • Latest News
    • Education - school
    • Learning & development

    Most think school does not prepare pupils for work

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jun 2024

    Two-thirds of voters do not agree that school gives pupils the skills they need for work, according to a poll.

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