Future study will measure impact of D of E award on young people
A future study will measure the lifetime impact of working for/gaining a D of E award on young people.The study will be carried out by the Centre for Children and Youth at the University of Northampton.
More awareness of HE/earnings potential amongst independent school pupils
According to a recent Sutton Trust study, independent school students have greater awareness of the link between higher education participation and future earnings than state school pupils.
The link is specifically related to the type of university attended - with higher earnings enjoyed by alumni of Russell Group universities. Sutton Trust research illustrated that attending a Russell Group university would give graduates a salary top-up of between 6-10% depending on the degree subject studied.
To combat this inequality, the Sutton Trust Charity has called for better advice and information for state school pupils, particularly for youngsters from families with no tradition of higher education.
Please see the Sutton Trust and Russell Group of universities websites for further details.
Lifeskills: new ‘quarter of a GCSE’ award
The QCA has approved a new Lifeskills course , which will earn holders a quarter of a GCSE.
The course will encompass ‘7 essential habits for success’ including emotional intelligence (EQ) and will be studied for 22 hours, culminating in a 1-hour exam.
See QCA website and Futurelab websites for more info.
We are fed up of our negative portrayal in media, say 70% of youngsters
Despite the fact that half of 16-25s are involved in charitable/voluntary work, a recent poll showed that 70% of them are fed up with negative images of their age group being portrayed in the media.
The findings come from a UK survey conducted for the ‘wearev’ website
The FT dismisses Diplomas as a poor post-16 study choice
In a recent article about the four main post-16 routes to university, the FT dismissed the new Diplomas out of hand. This doesn’t totally tally with pro-Diploma statements from a huge range of universities on the UCAS website. See the Advisers/Parents/Students section of the UCAS site; follow links to Diplomas: university statements on www.ucas.com