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By AQA
Leading GCSE and A-level exam board launches first vocational qualifications
A suite of brand new vocational qualifications designed with the help of major employers including Microsoft and Siemens, has been unveiled today by leading exam board and education charity AQA.
Some schools ‘not teaching kids to swim’ Partner content
By Swim England
Some schools ‘not teaching kids to swim’
Up to 1,300 primary schools still do not offer swimming lessons, according to the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA).
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Education
By AQA
AQA and Dame Kelly Holmes Trust call for teachers to nominate students for mentoring scheme
Education charity AQA and the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust are calling for teachers to nominate their students for Unlocking Potential, a unique mentoring scheme which pairs teenagers who have faced personal challenges with Team GB Olympians and elite athletes.
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By Swim England
Primary school pupils denied life-saving skill
The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) is calling on primary schools and politicians to show their commitment to school swimming as new figures reveal that 45 per cent of primary school children are unable to swim 25 metres despite it being a national curriculum requirement.
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Education
By PSHE Association
Join growing calls for statutory PSHE education
Were calling on leading organisations working for children and young people to sign a shared statement to show their support for PSHE education.
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Education
By PSHE Association
Update on Caroline Lucas Statutory PSHE Bill
Caroline Lucas PSHE (Statutory Requirement) Bill, which was due to be debated today, has been postponed until February.
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By Airbus
Airbus Challenges Young People’s Views of Tech Careers
Airbus sponsored TeenTech West on Thursday - an important science education activity in the South West - as part of its commitment to inspire young people from all backgrounds and profiles to develop the skills needed for the future of the aviation and other technical careers.
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By Santander
Six in ten university students also have jobs
More than six in 10 (61 per cent) university undergraduates in full-time education also have jobs, according to new research1 from the 1l2l3 Student Current Account.
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By million+
million+ comments on NCTL allocations of teacher training places for 2015-16
Following the publication by the National College of Teaching and Leadership on allocations for teacher training places in England for the 2015-16 academic year, the university think-tank million+ has said that the Government’s reforms to teacher education risks creating a shortage of teachers in the future.
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million+ comment on HEFCE review of higher education quality assurance arrangements
The university think-tank million+ has responded to an announcement by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) today (7 October) that it intends to review the approach to quality assurance in higher education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and re-tender for the service currently provided by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). HEFCE’s review is not being run in conjunction with the Scottish Funding Council which is to undertake a separate review, raising concerns that the UK-wide quality assurance system currently operated by QAA may be at risk.
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By Mott MacDonald
Cambridge Education-led consortium evaluates ICT in education in Papua province, Indonesia
Cambridge Education, Mott MacDonald’s international education consultancy, is leading an international consortium appointed to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of information and communication technology (ICT) in schools in Papua province, Indonesia.
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Education
By PSHE Association
Teachers join growing calls for statutory PSHE
Momentum continues to build for statutory PSHE education with three major teaching unions - NUT, ATL and NAHT adding their support for compulsory status.
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Education
By AQA
Top scores for AQA Community Project
A Waltham Forest College pupil has successfully led a basketball tournament between two local east London primary schools, as part of the AQA Unlocking Potential programme.
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Education
By Confederation of Paper Industries
Wirral Grammar School for Girls wins corrugated
Wirral Grammar School for Girls (WGSG) on Merseyside has won the PaperWorks Design and Technology competition for Corrugated Cardboard Packaging with an ingenious concept for cupcakes.
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Education
By AQA
Switchless App wins AQA Computer Science competition
A pupil who was inspired to design an app to control domestic light switches has been announced as the winner of AQA's first Computer Science competition.
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Education
By AQA
A ‘curriculum exchange’ could be the way forward, says AQA
The creation of a new organisation that would bring together leading education subject experts with key stakeholders like teachers to develop future subject content for GCSEs and A-levels, has been suggested by AQA.
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Education
By AQA
Bus tour kick-starts AQA summer teacher support programme
A two-week nationwide bus tour that is aimed at helping teachers through the changes that are being made to GCSEs and A-levels, begins next week in London and Bristol, AQA confirmed today.
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Education
By AQA
Historic collaboration links AQA with the British Museum
Leading provider of qualifications, AQA, is helping teachers to bring more creativity into the classroom by partnering with inspirational venues including the British Museum and Kew Gardens
Ideal Queen's Speech: Accessible government info for people with learning disabilities Partner content
Education
By United Response
Ideal Queen's Speech: Accessible government info for people with learning disabilities
As the Queen’s Speech approaches, United Response explain why their ideal speech would involve a ‘Bill on Accessible Information’.
'Further education is the engine of the economy' Partner content
Education
By Professional Bodies Dialogue
'Further education is the engine of the economy'
The price of not investing in skills and education is too high says Toni Fazaeli, chief executive of the Institute for Learning.
'Further education is the engine of the economy' Partner content
Education
By Professional Bodies Dialogue
'Further education is the engine of the economy'
The price of not investing in skills and education is too high says Toni Fazaeli, chief executive of the Institute for Learning.
Dr Mike Cresswell - Assessment and Qualifications Alliance Partner content
Education
By AQA
Dr Mike Cresswell - Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
ePolitix.com talks to Dr Mike Cresswell, director general of the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance, about changes to the examination system and the introduction of specialist diplomas for 14 to 19-year-olds.