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Category Archives: Education
Tackling the NEET Crisis
We hear a lot about NEET’s (those not in Education, Employment or Training); they are a major source of concern and form the focus of the recent Milburn Review. His recent, if interim report, has dug down into the characteristics … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Education
Tagged Andy Burnham, Milburn Review, practical work, T Levels
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A Man of the People?
In the run-up to the recent Makerfield by-election, I saw comments to the effect that Andy Burnham couldn’t be the ‘man of the people’ he claimed to be, because he had been educated at Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge. A remark … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Education
Tagged Andy Burnham, Fiona Hill, Manchester, Oxbridge, stereotyping
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Work Experience
Alan Milburn’s interim diagnostic report, Young People and Work, looking into the causes of the substantial increase in NEETs (18-24 year olds Not in Education, Employment or Training), makes sober reading. The causes are many, across multiple Government departments and … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Education
Tagged domesticity, Flatford Mill, Milburn Review, NEETs, snowflake
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Equity for Women Around the World
It is always good to be stretched beyond one’s own comfort zone, even if by definition it is an uncomfortable thing to do. Recently, I found myself stepping up to the podium to talk following four successive philosophers, whose take … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, Women in Science
Tagged UNICEF, Wendy Hall, Women in Tech
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KPIs – a Mixed Blessing
I have sat on enough committees when KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are discussed, to know that they can be very helpful in moving an agenda forward and identifying where sticking points may be blocking progress. However, they should never be … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality
Tagged E-Bacc. curriculum, metrics, spin-outs
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