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.
About 29% of female students gained an A* grade compared with 28.5% of male students.
More young people intend to undertake a university degree despite predictions of a decline in graduate jobs.
A quarter of young people are not confident they have the digital skills needed to secure a job in the growing tech industry.
The new HR T Level qualification has been scrapped after the government was unable to find an awarding body to develop it.
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admissions service Ucas will make it easier for teenagers to apply for apprenticeships in a bid to tackle the “outdated stigma” of vocational qualifications.
A report has identified a significant gap in digital skills capabilities and employers' demand for them,
Many organisations still recruit based on educational background based on assumptions around prestige and performance. But the data suggests a different story.
Computing, medicine and engineering subjects continue to gain popularity for students, university entry figures have revealed.
Stephen Simpson looks at five important employment law cases that will grab the headlines in 2021, covering significant issues such...
A taskforce that seeks to improve socio-economic diversity at senior levels in financial and professional services firms has been launched,...
The number of graduate jobs available have fallen this year, but a dramatic reduction in the number of work experience...
Plans to allow all primary school children in England to return to the classroom before the summer holidays have been...
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Graduate and school-leaver recruitment intentions have slowed down substantially and could result in an overall drop in entry-level hires if...
Explicit racism is now significantly less common than it was once, but it's far from a thing of the past having evolved to survive in more subtle forms.
