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New vocational GCSE subjects to be introduced in schools (opens the original)
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New vocational GCSEs will be introduced from 2029 for 14-year-olds alongside existing core academic subjects in England. The new subjects could include building and construction, business management and finance, and child development. A new national target for employers to help create 200,000 work experience opportunities for under 16s is also being set by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, as part of reforms to shake-up the education system to better prepare young people for the world of work. Educat
Schools in England get extra £500m in bid to avoid teacher pay strike (opens the original)
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Schools in England are to get around £500 million in extra funding towards the teachers' pay award this school year, reducing the risk of a strike ballot by the largest education union. Schools had been expected to fund some of the 3.5% teachers pay increase for the current school year out of their existing budgets, which National Education Union (NEU) leaders had strongly objected to. Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of the NEU, said the offer of more funding was a "significant" step in neg
England up in reading, maths and science rankings as Scotland and Wales dip (opens the original)
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English pupils have pulled ahead of the rest of the UK in international reading, maths and science tests, new data suggests, with Scotland and Wales falling further behind. The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) saw reading and maths scores slump in each UK nation except England, while all four saw an uptick in science, with that rise again most notable in England. The latest Pisa report, which is published every three years, also warned of a worldwide decline in teenager
England up in reading, maths and science rankings as Scotland and Wales dip (opens the original)
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English pupils have pulled ahead of the rest of the UK in international reading, maths and science tests, new data suggests, with Scotland and Wales falling further behind. The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) saw reading and maths scores slump in each UK nation except England, while all four saw an uptick in science, with that rise again most notable in England. The latest Pisa report, which is published every three years, also warned of a worldwide decline in teenager
Six essential skills employers say job seekers should have to stand out (opens the original)
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The ability to communicate, collaborate and solve problems are among skills that employers say they are looking for in potential job hires. In a major five-year study, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) identified six key transferable skills that will count as much as qualifications in getting and keeping a job in the coming decade. It comes as NFER research, published last year, external, suggests it may become even harder to find a job as AI and automation could see up to
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