"If a picture paints a thousand words, then why can’t I paint you?" Probably because you never trusted me with the paint when I was little. Perhaps you were worried that I might get dirty, or about what "health and safety" might have to say.
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TES
12 Jan 2016
Staff to enter classrooms to give advice on apprenticeships and help children gain work experience
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Daily Mail
14 Jan 2016
Schools do not necessarily need specialist staff to help with the early identification of mental health issues, MPs heard today.
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TES
14 Jan 2016
More than half of young people have not been taught at school how to recognise when someone is being groomed for sexual exploitation, a survey has found.
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TES
20 Jan 2016
Dan Haelser, who has taught in both the UK and Australia, said that teachers can no longer say they do not have a role to play in personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) as it effects every aspect of their work.
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TES
25 Jan 2016
A new law ensuring that state schools promote apprenticeships as much as university education will be introduced this year in a bid to end the “outdated snobbery” against technical education.
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Independent
25 Jan 2016
France is exploring the UK government’s controversial Prevent strategy as it tries to combat the radicalisation of its young people in the wake of a series of terrorist attacks in the country.
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TES
26 Jan 2016
Mental health problems affect 1 in 4 people every year, yet too often people are afraid to talk about their experiences because they fear it will affect their jobs or relationships. That’s not right and it’s why we need your help to break the silence and end the stigma.
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Time to Change
02 Feb 2016
Teachers want to provide the best careers education possible for children but schools do not have the funding for specialists needed to coordinate it, according to the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
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TES
09 Feb 2016
The minister will not prioritise making sex and relationships education statutory in all schools – despite a major campaign by MPs
Nicky Morgan believes that making personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) compulsory would do little to tackle “the most pressing problems” with the subject.
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TES
11 Feb 2016
A third of boys have confessed to dieting as a new report reveals body image issues is one of the most worrying aspects of life for young people today.
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The Telegraph
16 Feb 2016
Soaring numbers of teenage girls are deliberately poisoning themselves as a type of self-harm, doctors warn.
The number of girls aged between 13 and 19 being admitted to A&E departments in hospitals across England and Wales who have self-poisoned went up by a third in five years.
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Daily Mail
16 Feb 2016
Youngsters in the UK know their way around computers, there’s no doubt about it – but they don’t know how to use those skills for work puproses, which puts them at risk of missing out on a ‘dream job’.
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IT Pro Portal
16 Feb 2016
An inquiry has been launched into the Government's target of three million apprentices by 2020 following "uncertainty" over how the system will work
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The Telegraph
16 Feb 2016
Last week, with very little fanfare, the Conservatives’ announced a decision that will have a lasting impact on the lives of thousands of children across England.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said the Government would not be making age-appropriate sex and relationship education compulsory in all schools.
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Evening Standard
22 Feb 2016
More children and young people are struggling with mental health problems but care is not sufficient for them - according to head teachers.
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Nottingham Post
07 Mar 2016
Rising numbers of young people are suffering from mental health issues such as anxiety and stress, according to a report.
Today's children are facing an "extraordinary range" of pressures - including modern technology - and specialist care needs to be available.
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BT.com
07 Mar 2016
The EEF and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have commissioned a review that will assess the current state of careers education and identify the most effective ways to provide this service. It aims to help schools make “informed and evidence-based decisions” about how best to prepare pupils for life after education.
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TES
14 Mar 2016
New research finds young people think their pay as apprentices would be less than £200 per week – the average is £257
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The Independent
15 Mar 2016
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