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As in January, there is a sense that we should return as better workers, partners, friends and parents. This sense is even stronger now a culture of optimisation – has taken over – evidenced by the fad for adding "maxx"…
But at 17, Myesha Phukan wanted to work on something meatier. As a student reporter for the Oracle at Mountain View high school, she and a group of student journalists began methodically digging into a pattern of…
She was eventually diagnosed with Behçet’s Disease, a rare and debilitating illness causing multiple medical issues, including overwhelming fatigue. It meant she was unable to drive and struggled to walk more than a few…
A new report published today by AoC exposes the consistent issues with funding and placements for students with SEND, and urges the government to resolve immediate problems now, or risk failing thousands of students. The…
Government figures for the last academic year show apprenticeship starts increased by 8.8% to 308,770 compared to 284,190 reported the previous year. Competition for apprenticeship places is strong, and 19-year-old…
Taking over from Pat Carvalho, he will officially begin in post on the 16 October. Gerry has worked in further education for three decades and has been the Principal and Chief Executive of New City College for 13 years.…
It has all the theater of a Model UN competition, all the stakes of a make-or-break standardized exam and young competitors from first grade through high school juggling their own expectations, ambitions and emotions –…
They have their backs to us, and we can't see their destination beyond a bleached sky that fills the top half of the screen. Symbolically, it may be deemed a bit on the nose: two people near the end of their lives…
They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real workplace experience and leave with a degree, all without taking on tuition fee debt. For young people from lower-income backgrounds especially, they should offer…
The move by New Zealand's pharmaceutical regulatory body Medsafe makes the country only the second worldwide to approve the party drug for use in treating PTSD, following Australia in 2023. "PTSD ruins lives and is…