Job prospects for this year’s graduates are the same as, if not worse, than in the darkest years of the 1990s recession
Those leaving university this summer face the toughest jobs market in more than a decade, with up to 22,000 more graduates likely to be unemployed this year compared with last, figures published today show.
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Graduate unemployment figures set to rise by 22,000
Tories will raise bar for those wishing to teach, says Gove
Would-be teachers will need to be better qualified to be accepted for training under Tory plans
Would-be teachers will need to be better qualified to be accepted for training under Conservative plans to raise school standards announced today.
The shadow schools secretary, Michael Gove, said trainee teachers with lower than B-grade GCSEs in English and maths and [...]
Mellow yellow pages sculpture
Our Creative Summer project is swelling with news of your creative activities in the classroom, with many ventures helping to nurture the budding film-makers and artists of tomorrow
From sculptures made of copies of the Yellow Pages to a new and improved Star Trek movie, schools are finding amazing ways to bring creativity into the curriculum. [...]
Young Brits at Art: the winners
Three young artists won the judges over with their portrayals of life in Britain
The Equality and Human Rights Commission today announced the winners of its Young Brits at Art competition, in which young people were invited to portray their feelings about their identity.
The three winners are 11-year-old Georgia Marshall Evangelou, 17-year-old Stephanie Winn – both [...]
Tories plan tougher teacher tests
A Conservative government would raise the entry requirements for people wanting to train as teachers in England.
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Student grants and loans frozen
Student maintenance grants and loans in England will not rise next year, despite an increase in tuition fees, ministers say.
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An abuse of anonymity?
Website ratemyteachers.com has been criticised for undermining teachers’ authority. The firm behind it, however, says it is helping education. Andrew Owen tries to find out who is right.
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Call for ‘urgent’ asbestos audit
An urgent audit of asbestos in Britain’s schools is needed because people are dying, the British Safety Council has said.
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Check on school places cheating
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has asked for an assessment of the problem of parents cheating to get school places.
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Baby P council ‘limited progress’
The council in the Baby P case has made only limited progress in improving children’s social care, Ofsted inspectors say.
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