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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Kate McGough |Elaine Dunkley
Image source, BBC / Kate McGoughImage caption, Libby, 20, says she has applied for hundreds of roles without success"I've applied for factories, care work, hospital work - anything to just get a job to support me and my son," says 20-year-old mum Libby. She says she's sent hundreds of job applications to employers in Grimsby, with no success. "I've walked around the shops, gone into businesses giving out my CV," she tells the BBC.
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Kate McGough |Elaine Dunkley
Image source, Kate McGough / BBCPlanned changes to school uniform policy will affect over four million pupils across England, according to new estimates from the Department for Education (DfE). The government says seven in 10 secondary schools and 35% of primary schools in England will have to reduce the number of compulsory branded items to three, plus a branded tie for secondary students.
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Kate McGough |Elaine Dunkley
Image source, BBC News / Kate McGoughMore than a third of secondary teachers have reported misogynistic behaviour from pupils at their school in the last week, a survey commissioned by BBC News suggests. About 40% of the teachers who responded also said they felt ill-equipped to handle such conduct. The BBC asked 6,000 secondary teachers about their experiences of misogyny in the classroom, using the survey tool Teacher Tapp.
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Feb 27, 2025 |
bbc.com | Elaine Dunkley
Number of young people not in work or education hits 11-year highElaine DunkleyKate McGoughEducation producer, BBC NewsBBC /Dan NelsonMore young people were not in work, education or training at the end of 2024 than at any point in the past 11 years, new data suggests. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures suggest 987,000 16-24-year-olds were not in work, education or training between October and December. That is 13.4%, or almost one out of every seven people in that age range.
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Feb 27, 2025 |
aol.com | Elaine Dunkley |Kate McGough
More young people were not in work, education or training at the end of 2024 than at any point in the past 11 years, new data suggests. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures suggest 987,000 16-24-year-olds were not in work, education or training between October and December. That is 13.4%, or almost one out of every seven people in that age range. The government says every young person will be given the chance to "earn or learn" under its Youth Guarantee initiative.
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