The National Union of Students (NUS) has been told by the government to abandon its opposition to the Prevent strategy designed to counter the spread of extremism in England and Wales.
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The Guardian
17 Sep 2015
The pressure to be perfect and always ‘on’ is overwhelming many of us, as studies show, but the government will not step in. Statutory PSHE lessons would be a start
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The Guardian
17 Sep 2015
Pupils are at risk of being exposed to Islamic extremism because most schools link good conduct to top grades rather than a moral purpose
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The Telegraph
21 Sep 2015
The Duke of Cambridge will visit a school in support of an anti-bullying campaign run by an organisation set up in memory of his mother.
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BT.com
21 Sep 2015
Young people are being lured into fake apprenticeships, only to find out later they are unqualified, say businesses and bona fide training providers.
These schemes can leave students out of work, according to responses to a consultation on plans to give apprenticeships legal protection.
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BBC
22 Sep 2015
On September 25th 2015, 193 world leaders will commit to the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. 17 goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years. End extreme poverty. Fight inequality and injustice. Fix climate change. If every school in the world teaches children about these goals, we will help them become the generation that changed the world.
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TES
22 Sep 2015
More pupils are suffering from eating disorders, abusing drugs and attempting suicide because of pressures at school, a poll shows.
And 65% of teachers blame the culture of testing and exams imposed on schools for creating a climate of fear causing children to self-harm.
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Mirror
28 Sep 2015
As a member of the Anti-Bullying Alliance we are pleased to see that they have got behind the campaign to make PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education) statutory as a vital tool in bullying prevention. The campaign is being led by the PSHE Association – of which ABA Is a member.
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Act On Info
30 Sep 2015
Fewer schoolchildren are turning to their teachers for careers advice, while YouTube, Google and social media sites are becoming increasingly popular with youngsters, new research has found.
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TES
01 Oct 2015
Large numbers of young people are leaving school without being given any formal education on how to manage finances, according to two new surveys.
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The Independent
05 Oct 2015
Children in England are turning to the internet for advice on mental health instead of talking to their school nurse or GP, it is claimed.
Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield says children do not have the confidence to go to the doctor with mental health issues.
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BBC
05 Oct 2015
A group including leading employers and training providers has called for the introduction of a “Ucas-style” system for apprenticeship recruitment.
In its report Making Apprenticeships Work, the City & Guilds’ Industry and Skills Board (ISB) states that young applicants currently find it more difficult to apply for an apprenticeship than to enrol in college or at university, owing to the lack of a coherent recruitment process.
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TES
06 Oct 2015
Teachers should prepare schoolchildren for a future that could see them having to work 40 different jobs until they reach 100, as many occupations are being taken over by robots, an expert has said.
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The Telegraph
08 Oct 2015
More than a fifth of children referred to mental health services in England have been refused treatment, according to research by the NSPCC.
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BBC
13 Oct 2015
A young woman has brought attention to the invisibility of depression - by getting a tattoo which sends out two opposing messages depending on how you look at it.
The tattoo on her leg appears to say "I'm fine" when read by someone looking at her, but reveals its true secret to its wearer when she looks down at it, reading "Save me" instead.
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The Independent
13 Oct 2015
Sir Richard Branson has urged Britain’s schools to ‘come up to date’ – and devote more time to teaching entrepreneurship.
His call comes as figures from the National Union of Teachers suggest that more than 50 per cent of teachers in England are thinking of quitting in the next two years, with 61 per cent blaming an excessive workload.
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Daily Mail
13 Oct 2015
Young people throughout the UK are leaving school with little or no information about debt or managing debt according to a new survey released this week.
The financial education charity , ifs University College has published it’s Young Person Money Index which polled 2,000 15-18 year olds and found almost 70% will leave school ‘dangerously unprepared’.
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Qwiddle
13 Oct 2015
More than 300 children were identified as being at risk of radicalisation in just three months amid growing fears about youngsters being drawn into terrorism.
The total number of people referred to a government programme to tackle recruitment by fanatical groups soared to 796 between June and August, double the figure in the first three months of this year.
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Daily Mail
13 Oct 2015
The government is being urged to reverse its "careless" decision to end compulsory work experience for schoolchildren, in order to help tackle youth unemployment.
Nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) of education leaders and 82 per cent of businesses believe secondary schools should offer work experience for pupils under the age of 16, a British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) study has found.
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TES
14 Oct 2015
Almost a third of young people said they did not learn about sexual consent in sex education lessons, says a survey from the National Children's Bureau.
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BBC
08 Jan 2014