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You would imagine this will involve a lot of information on astronauts and firemen. Actually, this plea from The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is more about teaching children from primary school age the importance and value of work rather than what job they will do.
The BCC would like the government to transform the education system to address the problem of youth unemployment and the worrying numbers leaving education without the “attitude and aptitude” for the workplace.
The BCC are proposing a universal qualification, based on the music exams model, where pupils from primary school upwards work through the grades and will test the key skills employers are looking for: literacy; numeracy; ICT and foreign languages.
This comes in a week when a major inquiry reported that England’s education system is failing to meet the country’s long term economic needs. The underlying consensus seems to be a desire to move education away from politics and concentrate on long-term strategy devised by all stakeholders, but it will take a brave secretary of state to hand over the reins.
The recent case of R (on the application of A Parent) v Governing Body of XYZ School [2022] EWHC 1146 (Admin) provides some welcome and reassuring guidance to governing boards on the exclusion reconsideration process.
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With 19 HR experts now supporting over 500 schools and trusts across the country, in this edition of 60 seconds we sit down with Emma Hughes, who leads the team, to discuss what this significant milestone means to her.
In order to reduce the risk of potential breaches, schools should follow this Health and Safety Executive guidance.
A ResPublica report highlighted that asbestos continues to be the UK’s number one occupational killer, with nurses and teachers 3 to 5 times more likely to develop mesothelioma than the general UK population. The House of Commons Work & Pensions Select Committee is investigating how the HSE manages the continued presence of asbestos in buildings.
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