Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies highlights a gap in the education system that is failing to provide disadvantaged pupils with the same life chances as their peers who are better off, which is likely to increase following the COVID-19 pandemic. New research on inequalities, carried out for the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities…
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Are white working-class and black students at a disadvantage by following other routes outside A-Levels? This article from FE News addresses some of the issues that are affecting many young people in these groups when it comes to getting into university. White working-class students and black British students risk missing out if schools focus on…
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In a report by Eva Szalay in the Financial Times on 30 March, the author raises cocncerns that increased living costs due to energy price rises and increases in food costs will result in UK citizens having to work for longer. The share of older UK workers planning to carry on working in their retirement…
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What becomes of the government’s plans to reform special educational needs and disabilities (Send) provision in English schools will depend on who the next prime minister and education secretary are. But the proposals that have been out for consultation are concerning in several ways. For those directly affected, they are a source of justified anger…
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Christina Rees in the Chair] 2.30pm – https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-07-13/debates/16ADC431-015A-40EC-8731-CC36152A63C2/CareersGuidanceInSchools Mike Amesbury  (Weaver Vale) (Lab) I beg to move, That this House has considered the provision of careers guidance in schools. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Ms Rees, and I welcome the new Minister to her place. In 1985, I left…
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In October 2021, the Manor Group commissioned dmh associates to undertake an evidence-based literature review building upon an earlier Akrill Review Vol. I (2015-2019), which set out a detailed overview of the careers landscape in England, including the DfE Careers Strategy (2017 -2020). Jan Ellis, the CEO of Qdos Education, will be presenting the latest…
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The Queen’s speech highlights some of the 38 laws that ministers intend to pass in the coming year including bills carried from previous sessions of parliament.. This number includes some bills carried over from the previous session of Parliament, which ended last month. It also includes a number of bills included in past Queen’s Speeches.…
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The response from UUK to DfE consultation on Lifelong Loan Entitlement. “The introduction of the LLE is a welcome programme of reform. We believe these reforms can unlock opportunities for learners and deliver on the country’s skills needs. Universities want to work to get the changes right, deliver on the government’s ambitions and ensure future…
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Labelled as the ‘broken boomerang generation’, this article talks about the crisis young adults are experiencing as moving out of their parent’s is just too unaffordable for most. Louise Eccles, Sian Griffiths and Ademola Bello Sunday April 17 2022, 12.01am, The Sunday Times The predicament of the “boomerang generation”, who move out of their parents’…
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