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Firstly, the notion that our children receive an education at school is refuted on a daily basis by the ignorance, innumeracy and illiteracy of the majority of school-leavers. 10 years 'worth of cumulative schooling appears to be insufficient to equip most children with the fundamentals, so a couple of days lost here and there hardly seem to be of any relevance.
Archive 2009-02-01 Gordon McCabe 2009
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Liam Byrne, Labour's shadow work and pensions minister, has warned that youngsters face a "summer of anxiety," as a new crop of school-leavers and graduates enter the already overcrowded job market.
Chancellor will use budget to create 50,000 apprenticeships 2011
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However, just 12% said school-leavers had the same aptitude for learning new skills as graduates, while 58% thought graduates would be quicker learners.
Firms cast doubt on value of degree amid squeeze on university places 2011
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According to Dr Yusuf Nsubuga, director of basic and secondary education at the ministry of education, before the secondary scheme barely 50% of primary school-leavers went on to secondary education annually.
Free universal secondary education in Uganda has yielded mixed results | Richard M Kavuma 2011
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But employers have become increasingly reluctant to hire school-leavers.
Training scheme sees 900% rise in apprenticeships for over-60s 2011
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The squeeze on places has led to greater scrutiny of alternatives to higher education, including company training programmes that accept school-leavers.
Firms cast doubt on value of degree amid squeeze on university places 2011
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When the latest unemployment figures are released on Wednesday, they will almost certainly show that joblessness jumped again in August, with youth unemployment hitting a million, as a fresh crop of disillusioned school-leavers and disappointed graduates trooped down to the jobcentre.
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It was only when he went undercover and got his hands dirty for a week that he finally realised he had NO school-leavers coming into the profession (due to tight deadlines, ‘efficiency’ savings etc) and all his old timers with 30-40 years in (who were naturally very experienced, skilled and quick at their jobs) were due to retire soon.
Kingsnorth, Battlecat and A Distinct Lack Of Leadership. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Inside was a reprint of Barry Miles's first interview with the band: They talk of the boredom of living in the council high-rise blocks, of living at home with parents, of dole queues, of the mind-destroying jobs offered to unemployed school-leavers.
Punk spoke up for angry kids. Why won't today's bands follow suit 2011
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Since 2002, the pressure to meet MDG2 and to reduce Angola's 27% teenage illiteracy rate has seen the country recruit thousands of untrained school-leavers into teaching.
Angola is facing a teaching crisis that seems without end | Alex Duval Smith 2011
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