Search results for ‘vocational’
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Govt announces vocational education overhaul
As an overhaul of vocational education promises new hope for teenagers, the general secretary of the ASCL tells Channel 4 News lessons must be learned from Labour’s flagship diplomas.
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Miliband’s vocational ‘education, education, education’
Labour leader Ed Miliband is due to unveil plans for a major shake-up of vocational education to benefit the “forgotten 50 per cent” neglected by successive governments.
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FactCheck: what did Rishi Sunak announce about changes to A Levels and when could the Advanced British Standard start?
When could the new qualification begin and are there enough teachers to make it happen?
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Uyghur persecution: Evidence of new detention facilities
Is China still persecuting its Uyghur Muslim minority?
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Are University Technical Colleges failing?
They were meant to herald a revolution in the way we teach children vocational skills, but last week yet another University Technical College announced it was to close – the seventh to do so. And it follows a familiar pattern: low student numbers, poor GCSE results and financial problems. The former Education Secretary Michael Gove…
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Cage: human rights advocates or apologists for terror?
A Muslim group is under fire after claiming that Mohammed Emwazi or ‘Jihadi John’ turned to violence after being harassed by the British security services. What do we know about Cage?
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Sisters in arms: protest and punishment in China
A traumatic tale from China of two sisters who have spent years trying to petition the authorities about the lack of job opportunities – and faced persecution as a result.
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League tables show poor performance – but does it matter?
Changes made to exams mean schools are tripped up as they try to achieve a decent league table position, headteachers warn, as the number of secondaries considered under-performing doubles in a year.
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FactCheck: Lib Dems spin out of control on apprenticeships
With still over a year until the election, the party spin machines are already cranking up, with the Lib Dems lobbing a very dodgy delivery at Labour.
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Teens must master core GCSE subjects or face resits
Teenagers who fail to achieve a grade C or above in GCSE English and maths will have to continue to study the subjects under new government rules.
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Last orders? 4,000 pubs set to close doors
Up to 4,000 pubs are set to close their doors in the next year – but they are “stuck in the 1980s” anyway, says the Good Pub Guide 2014. Channel 4 News looks at what makes a good pub.
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GCSE results day: what options do school leavers have?
As GCSE results roll in, 16-17 year old school leavers face a daunting unemployment rate of 40 per cent. Channel 4 News looks at their options.
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UK children face ‘bleaker future’, Unicef report says
Britain is ranked as one of the bottom countries in the developed world for teenage pregnancy, youth unemployment and involvement in further education, in a new report from Unicef.
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Apprentice firms profit at public’s expense – govt report
The government is paying too much money, too easily, on apprenticeship schemes, leading to “excessive” profits being made at the public’s expense, according to a new report.
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Miliband: only ‘one nation’ politics can revive Britain
Labour leader Ed Miliband invokes the spirit of wartime Britain to argue that political leaders have a responsibility to ensure that “we leave our country a better place than we found it”.