Fear of tanking job prospects for under 25s: Young people face employment nightmare as almost say their skills have declined during Covid pandemic The UCL Institute of Education surveyed 1,000 youngers aged between 16 to 25 It found 44% feel their abilities slipped due to school and workplace closures As result, 53% of those polled in … Read more
Downing Street today played down the prospects of spare coronavirus vaccines being handed to Ireland before July. The PM’s spokesman stressed that the ‘first priority’ is still to cover all UK adults, despite claims that 3.7million doses have been earmarked for gifting in a ‘poke in the eye’ for the EU’s slow rollout. The comments … Read more
MERCANTILE INVESTMENT: £2bn trust pins hopes on UK’s purple patch By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 13 March 2021 Fund manager Guy Anderson is excited about the prospects for the UK economy and the stock market – more so than at any time in … Read more
Keeping schools shut in January will harm children’s prospects, ministers were warned last night. Next term is already being postponed by a week for most secondary pupils to allow for coronavirus testing. But teaching unions and scientific advisers are seeking at least an extra fortnight’s delay in the face of a surge in infections. Downing … Read more
BBC veteran John Simpsonfears his son’s job prospects could be damaged if he gets an Oxbridge degree The reporter said his ‘great ambition’ for his son to study at Oxford or Cambridge could be ‘one of the biggest millstones around his neck’ He said he joined the BBC in 1970 as a ‘white male, privately … Read more
BBC veteran John Simson fears his son’s job prospects could be damaged if he gets an Oxbridge degree The reporter said his ‘great ambition’ for his son to study at Oxford or Cambridge could be ‘one of the biggest millstones around his neck’ He said he joined the BBC in 1970 as a ‘white male, … Read more
Thousands of students are picking A-Level results today and while some will leave school ecstatic with what grades they get, others will be crestfallen. A number of pupils’ results have been downgraded after this year’s summer exams were cancelled because of Covid-19 despite record-high results. The proportion of A-level entries awarded an A grade or … Read more