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University academics want A Levels to have more advanced content for more able students, to cover the core subject areas in greater depth and encourage critical thinking, independent study, experimentation, exploration.
These are the initial findings from a Cambridge Assessment study being presented at the UCAS’ Admissions Conference on 3 April in Birmingham.
The full report will be published at the end of April.
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The UCAS Board commissioned a review of the admissions process for university places which represents the first comprehensive review of the admissions process for 50 years since the inception of UCCA in 1961.
Following a sector wide consultation, on the 28 March 2012 UCAS published the Admissions Process Review findings and recommendations report. The report recommends far-reaching reforms of the admissions process for entry to full-time undergraduate Higher Education...
The government has today released the new statutory guidelines on the provision of careers advice in schools. Under section 29 of the Education Act 2011 schools have a duty to secure access to independent careers guidance for their pupils in school years 9-11. The guidance secured under the new duty must:
- be presented in an impartial manner
- include information on the full range of post-16 education or training options, including...
UCAS has released it latest figures comparing the number of University applications for March 2012 to the figures from 2011. The figures show that there has been a 7.4% drop in the number of applicants and a 7.1% drop in available choices in 2012 as compared to 2011.
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The University Alliance has published a new report which shows the UK needs more graduates. The report concludes that contrary to popular belief, labour market indicators suggest that there is a shortage of graduates in the UK, not a surplus.
The report demonstrates that technological development have changed and continue to change the way people work and that the structure of the labour market. These changes have resulted in an increased demand...
Oliver Letwin MP and John Hayes MP today pledged their support for a renewed commitment to technicians in the UK.
The enhanced deal for professional technicians highlights their rapidly growing importance to the UK economy. UK plc will need almost a 50% increase in the number of professional technicians over the next 8 years. It is therefore clear that there is a significant demand for suitably skilled, professional technicians that there needs to be a nation-wide...
The Local Government Association (LGA) believies that attempts to get more than one million young people into work are being hampered by excessive bureaucracy, duplication and Government control. Their analysis of the current efforts to tackle youth unemployment has identified an overly-complicated system that is awash with different national strategies and inconsistent age barriers. The report shows that people aged 13 to 24 receiving support from at least eight...
The excellent new Talking Jobs ‘Randomiser’ for teachers is a unique multimedia CEIAG tool created especially for TES Growing Ambitions. Talking Job’s Andrew Manson has taken his bespoke collection of in-depth video interviews and created a unique teaching tool which enables teachers to design innovative and creative careers lessons. The Randomiser not only introduces young people to a broad range of jobs and professions but can also be used to challenge stereotypes around particular...
The first FT/ICSA Business Bellwether survey of FTSE 350 company secretaries has revealed that nearly half of the respondents are dissatisfaction with the government’s approach to education. They singled it out as the priority for government investment, well ahead of transport and technology, each of which was cited by fewer than one in 10.
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Attend the FREE Step into Careers in Insurance event for education and guidance professionals. This two hour event is designed to help to you develop networks with employers and professional bodies, without taking too much time away from your desk. It’s crucial for anyone working with students interested in a career in financial services.
Hosted by Kaplan in London and with key...