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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.


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    • Education - school

    Rise in number of Neets reverses trend from earlier in year

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Aug 2025

    There has been a rise in recent months in the number of young people in the UK not in education, employment or training.

    • Department for Education
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    • Education - school

    More than nine in 10 celebrate T-level passes

    by Jo Faragher 15 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 15 Aug 2025

    The pass rate for T-levels - the technical equivalent of A-levels - has risen above 91%, but more than a quarter are still leaving courses early.

    • Education
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    Rise in secondary school recruitment in England

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jun 2025

    There were 1,400 extra full-time equivalent secondary school teachers recruited in the year to November 2024, a rise of 0.7%.

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    Virtual work experience is not second best

    by Sam Hyams 2 Jun 2025
    by Sam Hyams 2 Jun 2025

    Around two-thirds of students never gain any work experience before they leave school, yet many regard virtual programmes as a poor relation.

    • 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
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    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...

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    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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    • Education - school

    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,...

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    • Department for Education

    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.

    • Education
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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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    • Education - further and higher

    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
    • Education - further and higher
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    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.

    • Early careers
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    • 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.

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