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Education
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks agoFirst V-level subjects announced with aim to 'prepare for future jobs'
V-levels, new vocational qualifications launching from 2027, will provide alternative post-16 pathways in education, finance, and digital, designed around employer needs to help young people secure well-paid careers.
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Education
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks agoFirst three V-level subjects to be offered from 2027 revealed
The UK government introduces V-levels, new vocational qualifications in education, finance, and digital starting September next year, designed to simplify access to technical and vocational training alongside A-levels and T-levels.
Parenting
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks agoWhen my daughter was diagnosed with autism at age 2, I never imagined she'd own a business and be a reality TV star
Parents of autistic children must prioritize practical life skills over traditional academics and set aside personal expectations to support their child's actual needs and potential.
fromwww.amny.com
2 months agoOp-Ed | Access to citywide adult education programs is a true path to tackling affordability amNewYork
According to federal data, 24 percent of New York adults are at the lowest levels of literacy, defined by the advocacy organization Literacy New York as being either functionally illiterate (reading below a fifth grade level), lacking a high school diploma, or being unable to speak English. That same data shows Brooklyn and Queens rates are roughly ten percent higher than the state average, and in the Bronx, a whopping 50 percent of adults do not have basic literacy skills.
Education
Education
fromFortune
6 months ago'I don't know why I need to go to college': Ford CEO says his Gen Z son worked as a mechanic and wondered if the 4-year degree was still worth it | Fortune
Skilled trades face urgent shortages as retirements outpace new entrants and soaring college costs push young people toward vocational work over four-year degrees.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months agoStarmer's further education plans augur well, but the policy detail will be telling
Keir Starmer has joined a long line of ministers and prime ministers who have called time on Tony Blair's ambition for half of the nation's young people to go on to higher education. Rishi Sunak, Gavin Williamson and now Starmer have all declared an end to Blair's famous 1999 pledge as a policy priority, and done so on the grounds that the focus on universities has come at the expense of vocational education and training such as apprenticeships.
UK politics
US politics
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
6 months agoLutnick: Trump Wants Harvard to Build Vocational School
If Harvard settles with the Trump administration, up to $500 million could be allocated to build vocational schools amid frozen federal grants and legal appeals.
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