Kate McGough

London

Senior Journalist and News Producer at BBC

📺 🎥📻👩🏻‍💻 BBC News senior journalist / producer covering all things education (formerly of @bbcbusiness @bbcbreakfast)

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One in eight young people not in work or education

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Kate McGough

'I've applied for hundreds of jobs': One in eight youths not in work or educationKate McGoughBBC / Kate McGoughLibby, 20, says she is trying to find a job but cannot get one"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, Lincolnshire, with no success.
Neets: One in eight young people not in work or education

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.
Fees have risen more than government predicted, private schools say

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Vanessa Clarke |Kate McGough

Fees have risen more than government predicted, private schools sayVanessa Clarke and Kate McGoughPhil LeakeGetty ImagesThe average cost of a place at a private school has increased by 22.6% in the last year – more than government estimates – after the introduction of VAT on fees, the body representing most UK independent schools says.
Fees have risen more than government predicted, private schools say

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Vanessa Clarke |Kate McGough |Phil Leake

Image source, Getty ImagesVanessa Clarke and Kate McGoughThe average cost of a place at a private school has increased by 22.6% in the last year – more than government estimates – after the introduction of VAT on fees, the body representing most UK independent schools says. The Independent Schools Council (ISC) says it expects a reduction in pupils applying for private school as a result but that it is too soon to know the full effects of the policy, which was introduced mid-year.
School uniforms to change for four million pupils under plans

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.
School uniforms to change for four million pupils under plans

1 month ago | bbc.com | Kate McGough

School uniforms to change for four million pupils under plansKate McGoughKate 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.
A third of teachers reported pupil misogyny last week

1 month ago | bbc.com | Kate McGough

A third of teachers reported misogyny among pupils last week, survey suggestsKate McGoughBBC 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.
A third of teachers reported pupil misogyny last week - survey

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.
Number of young people not in work or education hits 11-year high

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.
'We don't just teach - we clothe the kids, feed them and brush their teeth'

Jan 28, 2025 | yahoo.com | Elaine Dunkley |Kate McGough

As the bell rings at St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy in Boston, Lincolnshire, head teacher Mrs Booth spots a little boy coming through the gates with his hood pulled up, crying. "Are you OK?" she asks in a soft voice, taking him to one side. He tells her he's been hit around the head by an adult at home. Domestic violence is not the only issue teachers here are dealing with. Four families at the school are currently homeless. Many are in severe debt.