Almost half of the British public believes a lack of IT and tech education throughout primary and secondary school has been a barrier to a potential career in tech, new research from BAE Systems’ Digital Intelligence has revealed.
Only one per cent of primary teachers think their students have adequate financial skills, a report from think tank Social Market Foundation (SMF) has found.
A partnership between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Football association is supporting low-income families with before-school, after-school and holiday activities for around 2,700 children each week.
Charity Speakers for Schools found that half of students in the state sector leave school without any work experience – yet this is used a third of the time to assess applications at universities.
The first ever British Chambers of Commerce Youth Skills Manifesto calls on politicians to do more to make sure young people have the right knowledge and skills to succeed in the world of work.
TBI report calls for radical change and suggests that a new qualification for 18-year-olds could "refine the principles that underpin the International Baccalaureate"
The government is 'squandering' the sporting legacy left by the 2012 Olympics, amid evidence that falling amounts of school time are being used for PE.