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.
There were 1,400 extra full-time equivalent secondary school teachers recruited in the year to November 2024, a rise of 0.7%.
Around two-thirds of students never gain any work experience before they leave school, yet many regard virtual programmes as a poor relation.
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.
Teachers in England could launch strike action if the government does not offer a higher pay rise for the next...
England’s biggest teaching union, the National Education Union, has announced it will ballot on strike action.
The NEU has accused...
Government plans to recruit 6,500 new teachers would require a salary increase of nearly 10% a year for three years,...
T-level industry placements will be able to be completed remotely under government reforms announced this week.
A teacher who was sacked after describing her pupils as ‘chattering monkeys’ has lost a claim for unfair dismissal against her former school.
The number of young people who are not in work, education or training (NEET) is now 872,000, Office for National Statistics data reveals.
GCSE results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland show little change from 2023 as recovery from the Covid years continues, in most areas.
Strong performances in maths and sciences lead to best A-level results since 2010 if figures for pandemic years are discounted.
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.
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.
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. Â
Head teacher unfairly dismissed for gross misconduct after tapping her own child’s hand with her fingers, award £102k by the employment tribunal.
