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felt unprepared for work, according to a survey of 2612 employed graduates carried out by Work Read Graduates, an organisation founded by Prospects. HR Magazine | 26.03.15
47%
academy chains responsible for more than 240 individual schools examined by the Department for Education are producing ‘above average’ results at GCSE or equivalent. The Guardian | 24.03.15
8 out of 10 2/3 – two thirds of parents believe that it is
more important to study maths at school now than it was when they were a child a poll of 1,000 parents by ComRes for Teach First and Barclays has found. tes. | 23.03.15
33.1% – girls who take two maths or science
subjects at A-level are predicted to earn 33.1% more on average than those who study none, analysis by researchers from London Economics suggests. The Telegraph | 22.03.15
schools who achieved five GCSEs at A* - C including maths and English, up from 39% in 2003. The Guardian | 22.03.15
61.5%
– today’s graduates expect to apply for 20 jobs or more before they secure a work placement, a survey of 1,000 individuals by Wikijobs found. HR Grapevine | 17.03.15
20
to expand their student intake by up to 50% once the gap on student numbers is lifted, according to a survey
46%
of 70 institutions. The Guardian | 18.03.15
– nearly half of English universities plan – the percentage of pupils in London – fewer than half of – nearly half of graduates said they
went on to get three A-levels, compared to 60% of their wealthier peers, a report by Oxford University’s department for education has found. The Guardian | 17.03.15
35% 34% – the proportion of British parents who
don’t want their children to attend university, their top reason being a concern over debts, according to a survey by
www.notgoingtouni.co.uk. HR Grapevine | 13.03.15
should be given more influence over how universities are run, and the programmes that are taught, according to research by Ipsos MORI and Communications Management. HR Magazine | 13.03.15
4 in 10 £5m – the amount that the Department for
Education has pledged to support young people with special education needs and disabilities into employment. HR Magazine | 13.03.15
76%
– the percentage of graduates who are concerned about being open about their disability or condition to employers, according to new research by
GreatWithDisability.com.
GreatWithDisability.com | 13.03.15
50% – the number of young people from
minority ethnic backgrounds who have been unemployed for more than a year has risen by nearly 50% since the coalition, according to figures released by the Labour Party.
The Guardian | 10.03.15 – 40% of MPs believe that employers – of highly able free school meals pupils
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