How to Balance on the Tightrope of Work & School

Holding down a job while attending school full-time is a balancing act that requires a great deal of effort and strategy. You’re not alone, however. Seventy-two percent of the 19.7 million students over the age of 16 enrolled in undergraduate college worked in 2011—twenty percent of those students worked full ... Continue Reading

School leavers scramble for apprenticeships

Thousands of A-level students awarded top grades today will be waking up to the grim reality in the morning of a dwindling jobs market and fierce competition for university places. Of those who choose to enter the labour market for the first time, the majority will likely struggle to find a ... Continue Reading

Travelodge launched management apprenticeship progamme for school leavers

GREAT news for young jobseekers: Travelodge wants to hire 500 future leaders. Today, the hotel chain has launched the UK’s first budget hotel management apprenticeship programme for school leavers and is looking for its first 50 apprentices. The scheme, called JuMP (Junior Management Programme), is a fast-track route into ... Continue Reading

Why leaving school early could limit career opportunities

Leaving school early might seem like fun, but you are only hurting yourself if you actually do leave school early. The bottom line is that at some point an employer is going to want you to have an education in order to get your career track going higher. If you ... Continue Reading

What choice for school and college leavers in this job market?

Graduation day, but will the job offers materialise? Another “lost generation” will emerge this summer as many graduates, school and college leavers are added to the 900,000 16- to 24-year-olds out of work, despite the recession having supposedly ended. With demand for university courses again reaching record levels, including from those ... Continue Reading

The primary school teacher: A numbers game

Primary school teacher Karen Moore at the Clinton C of E Primary School, Devon. A little boy – he can’t be older than six – with a mop of brown hair and big round glasses is running across the playground to the school door. “Hello!” he shouts with a big smile, ... Continue Reading