education
24 Sep 2020
Skills – Proportion of employees and self-employed that received job related training in the last 4 weeks
This analysis presents data taken from the Annual Population Survey of the proportion of employees and self-employed that received job related training in the preceding 4 weeks (employees and self...
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23 Sep 2020
Skills – Percentage of population aged 16-64 with NVQs
This analysis presents data taken from the Annual Population Survey of the proportion of population aged 16-64 with NVQs. The analysis shows the results of the survey both currently and...
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17 Aug 2020
A Level algorithm warned will entrench regional disparities and widen North-South divide
The Independent and the Halifax Courier report that the north-south divide could be exacerbated by the controversial changes to A-level grading, after it emerged pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds had been...
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27 Jul 2020
Schools in England receive £2.2 billion funding increase
The Express and Star cover news that all state school pupils in England are to receive an increase in central government funding of at least two percent next year Under...
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20 Jul 2020
Reopening of rural schools ‘unrealistic’
The North Devon Gazette reports that headteachers in North Devon have welcomed the news that all children and young people will return to full-time education at the start of the...
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20 Jul 2020
Rural schools benefit from upgraded internet
The Northern Echo reports that rural primary schools across the North Yorkshire are set to receive a boost to their internet speeds High-speed connectivity provider NYnet is working to deliver...
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13 Jul 2020
COVID-19 could create a ‘lost generation’ of vulnerable teenagers
The Guardian and LocalGov report that Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner for England, has called for focused intervention as the country emerges from lockdown, so that tens of thousands of...
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06 Jul 2020
Call for countryside code to be taught in schools
TES reports that the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has called for the countryside code to be taught in schools to help people enjoy the outdoors safely The organisation,...
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22 Jun 2020
Children doing two and a half hours’ schoolwork a day on average
University College London reports that children locked down at home in the UK are spending an average of two and a half hours each day doing schoolwork Furthermore, the variability...
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22 Jun 2020
HAPS to boost rural connectivity
Advanced Television reports that a scientist at Liverpool Hope University has called for High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) to form part of all future pandemic strategic planning, to ensure that...
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