Search results for ‘vocational’
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Ed Miliband accuses government of neglecting young people
Ed Miliband has accused the government of having “something against” the next generation in a speech aimed at young people on the even of the Labour Party conference in Manchester.
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Bradford free school funding fiasco: who is to blame?
The plan to run a free school inside a Bradford football stadium collapses when the government refuses to sign off on funding just a week before its pupils were due to start school.
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FactCheck: Boris wrong on apprentices
Apprenticeships went up by 75 per cent in London from 2005/06 to 2010/11 for under-19s and by nearly 30,000 per cent for over-25s.
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Girl dies in Italian school bomb blast
A 16-year-old girl has died and eight other pupils have been injured in a bomb blast outside a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi.
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FactCheck: Cameron wrong on Rolls and dole
“We can’t remember the last time the PM came out with two whoppers in one speech.”
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You’re hired! Does work experience lead to a job?
A report on apprenticeships finds young people who have already done work experience are more likely to succeed. But how often do schemes for teenagers lead to real jobs? Channel 4 News takes a look.
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Regional jobs blog: Norfolk
Caroline Williams, Norfolk Chamber of Commerce CEO, tells Channel 4 News why male unemployment is higher than average in the county, and highlights the areas and sectors that are likely to grow.
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Police detain Oakland shooting suspect
The gunman suspected of killing seven people after opening fire at a small Christian university, has been named by police as 43-year-old One Goh, thought to be a former student.
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‘Invaluable’ qualification or GCSE equivalent?
Thousands of vocational qualifications will no longer count towards schools’ GCSE performance in league tables. One headteacher tells Channel 4 News why he welcomes the plans.
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How hard is the life of a professional ballet dancer?
Following the shock resignation of Sergei Polunin as principal with the Royal Ballet, Channel 4 News asks: just how gruelling is the life of a classical ballet dancer?
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FactCheck: Do academy schools perform better?
“Any school that acquires a new building, a new head teacher and many new staff is likely to improve its pupils’ levels of attainment.”
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August children less likely to succeed academically
Children born at the end of summer are less likely to attend a leading university and more likely to study practical courses than their September-born peers, research suggests.
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‘Ed Miliband has an angry, insurgent side’
The Labour peer credited with inventing the “Blue Labour” concept, Lord Maurice Glasman, reveals another side to Ed Miliband in an interview with Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
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A grade GCSE results reach record high
As almost a quarter of GCSEs hit an A or A* grade, state schools close the gap with the private sector. One education campaigner tell Channel 4 News: “Politicians need to talk up state schools”
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Is the academy programme the answer for failing schools?
Are academies the magic bullet that will save Britain’s failing schools? FactCheck hit the books…
