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Skills and vocational learning of 'vital importance' during economic downturn

Skills and vocational learning of 'vital importance' during economic downturn

Work-related education and training will play a vital role in the UK's economic recovery, according to a new report on vocational learning.…

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Teachers launch campaign to urge Government to review SATs

Teachers launch campaign to urge Government to review SATs

Teachers have urged the Government to give the go-ahead to an independent review of the National Curriculum tests.…

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National charity reveals inadequate levels of holiday childcare

National charity reveals inadequate levels of holiday childcare

Daycare Trust, a national childcare charity reveals a huge gap in the provision of holiday childcare.…

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Employment figures ride on back of boost in part-timers

Employment figures ride on back of boost in part-timers

Official figures from the Office for National Statistics shows another rise in the number of part-time employees, which increased by 117,000 on the quarter to reach 6.63 million. The figures boost the total numbers in employment to show an overall increase by 160,000 on the quarter to reach 28.98 million.…

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Fathers feeling pressure in UK's 'family friendliness' failure 

Fathers feeling pressure in UK's 'family friendliness' failure 

Dads are feeling the pressures of providing for families, claim family organisations in the wake of a report which highlighted the UK's failure to be 'family friendly'.…

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