15 months is all an average job lasts today!
In a BBC news report about baby boomer’s (born approx 1946 - 1964).
As young adults, baby boomers had a fantastic start in life, with free education, paid apprenticeships and work contracts that lasted an average of 10.4 years. Today’s youngsters become adults with an average of £20,000 in student debt and struggle to find jobs [...]
A Levels under fire - Guardian
A-levels face radical shake-up under Tory government
A Conservative government would return to traditional A-levels and abandon league tables
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Rachel Williams
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 23 March 2010 18.18 GMT
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A-level joy: if the Conservatives have their way, there would be a move away from the modular system of assessment and a return to [...]
Too many workers lack skills
It’s very important to recognise that it’s skills we’re trying to develop and not simply paper qualifications for things that we do already. There is far too much confusion between “passing” a 40 question multi choice ALAN test at a lower level and learning. Time to move away for accrediation for wxisting skills [...]
Prison education
Jonathan Wells of Guroo Functional Skills is quoted in a Guardian article by Andrew Mourant about prison education.
What price a decent education for those in jail, one that could help offenders to go straight? The government says prison education is a priority. But prison reformers are worried about the future as it has emerged that [...]
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National Strategies Booklets
Functional skills in subjects is a series of 11 booklets which helps schools to implement functional skills across the curriculum. The booklets illustrate how functional skills can be applied and developed in different subjects and contexts, supporting achievement at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.
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Support for Diplomas
We must ensure Diplomas have a colourful future
News | Published in FE Focus on 26 February, 2010 | By: Clive Jones, Dr Terry Lamb, David Frost
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As active supporters of 14-19 Diplomas, we welcome the consultation on vocational education (“Foundation campaign bids to add vocational Edge to election”, January 29). The education system must nurture and [...]
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