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Education- Better role models 'key to tackling underachi
Creating better role models for young black men within their local communities could provide the key to tackling underachievement, according to a new report. Commissioned ... Read More...
- Male primary school teachers 'improve behavio
Male primary school teachers can help improve the behaviour of boys, supporting moves by the Training and Development Agency (TDA) for Schools to boost the number of male teachers ... Read More...
- Entrepreneurs 'missing out on skills initiati
People who are self-employed or own their own business are being excluded from skills initiatives and have been left out of the new skills agenda, according to a new report. Read More...
- Plans to recruit male teachers spark debate
The answer to closing the gender achievement gap in UK schools will not be closed simply by recruiting more male teachers, a new report suggests. According to the study fo... Read More...
- Employment tribunal rules against 84-year-old
An 84-year old cleaner has lost an unfair dismissal case against an employer who sacked him because of his age. Bernard Lloyd-Briden accused Worthing College of age discri... Read More...
- Magazine for gay students and graduates promo
A new career advice magazine that specifically targets gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students and graduates has been launched. Entitled Pink's, the bi-annu... Read More...
- Attempt to boost opportunities for people wit
A new scheme aimed at improving opportunities in the workplace for people with learning difficulties or disabilities has been unveiled. The Department for Education and Sk... Read More...
- Teacher loses Harry Potter 'witchcraft' tribu
A teaching assistant who refused to allow children in her class to read Harry Potter books has lost an employment tribunal for religious discrimination. Sariya Allan, 47, ... Read More...
- Older workers 'respond well to training'
Older workers are more likely than younger staff to feel a sense of responsibility about their own training and development, a new report claims. A survey of 2,076 workers... Read More...
- Blair unveils new funding for imam training
Tony Blair is due to unveil new government funding for the training of imams in the UK, in order to reduce the country's reliance on imams from overseas. Future Muslim ima... Read More...
- Students and graduates 'face discrimination'
A staggering 81 per cent of earning students and graduates claim to have faced discrimination in the workplace, a new poll reveals. The survey by graduate recruitment webs... Read More...
- Veil row teacher loses appeal
The teaching assistant at the centre of a row over her refusal to take off her veil in the classroom has lost a dismissal appeal against Kirklees Council. Aishah Azmi, 24,... Read More...
- Veil row classroom assistant's appeal heard
A classroom assistant who was sacked by Kirklees Council for refusing to take off her veil while she was teaching has taken her case to the Employment Appeals Tribunal in London.Read More...
- Pupils excluded over racist abuse
Three pupils have been excluded from a school in Liverpool following a clip showing an Asian teacher being racially abused appearing on the internet. Two pupils were quest... Read More...
- Sacked Muslim classroom assistant files appea
A row over a Muslim classroom assistant dismissed for insisting on wearing a veil during lessons continues. Aishah Azmi, 24, has now filed an appeal against her sacking af... Read More...
- Government urged to do more for disabled fami
The needs of families with disabled children are not being met, according to experts. Social policy specialists from the University of York have argued that there are few ... Read More...
- Universities criticised over ethnic minority
The University and College Union (UCU) has attacked universities over the unequal pay and conditions of ethnic minority members of staff. It has been claimed that little h... Read More...
- Race relations criticism levelled at higher e
Race relations failures are dogging higher education institutions in Britain, with more needed to be done to protect the rights of ethnic minority staff, according to the Universit... Read More...
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