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STUDENTS from East Yorkshire’s most deprived areas could be robbed of the chance of university or rewarding careers by the scrapping of a Government scheme. Aimhigher, an initiative providing financial support for students from low-income families, will cease to exist at the end of the month. ? Jacob Batters, left, and Lewis Harding, from Howden […]

What do these four people have in common? By SSAT on 8 Jul 2011 in Globalisation, Leadership and Innovation, SSAT National Conference 2011, Uncategorized Their talent was not identified and nurtured when they were at school. Paul McCartney  – ‘I went through my entire education without anyone noticing that I had any musical talent at […]

Media centre ‘Kevin the teenager’ male stereotype ‘so unfair’ 4 May 2011 Boys are more confident communicators than girls, particularly when speaking in front of their classmates and teachers, according to the first large-scale UK survey of young people’s views on communication skills. The new research from independent charity the National Literacy Trust and The […]

universities, some are being asked to raise their targets for widening participation via guardian.co.uk Universities are doing more than ever to finance and support widening participation. Why is it, then, that just one month before the announcement of access agreements from the Office for Fair Access, we are being asked to raise our access targets […]

I’ve just done a radio interview about my book so i thought I’d share it with you as a background to my book. More details at http://www.howtobesickatschool.com Online schooling might be a better option for some youth.

Oh, what would we trade for just a few more minutes and hours in the day sometimes. Luckily, WebWorkerDaily provides some pointers on finding some extra time in the day. Here are just a few of the recommendations: Take breaks. When we get really busy, we tend to turn into workaholics and attempt to power […]