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I stopped hiring graduates years ago - people in their 40s work faster and harder
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (1007+ words) With AI absorbing entry-level 'grunt work', companies are finding little use for the young people who once did these tasks Look around the Dunham McCarthy Group office and you won't see anyone below the age of 30. But this wasn't always…...
I retrained in my fifties – it’s the solution to Britain’s ugly workplace ageism
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (946+ words) I retrained in my fifties " it's the solution to Britain's ugly workplace ageism'The i Paper Untold stress and sleepless nights: Bill Howell's story, recently featured in The i Paper, about his struggles to find a full-time role after 30 years as…...
I feed my children healthily - but school lunches have them hooked on sugar
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (366+ words) A former Love Islander received backlash for her take on school desserts this week, but our parenting columnist is inclined to agree There is one question that my children ask every evening that leaves me irked " and it's not "Why?...
I moved from state school to boarding school at 11 - I'm still traumatised
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1097+ words) These institutions are renowned for high-quality education, but some students report years of abuse I'd been beaten up in the park twice as a kid, but that was nothing on this scale. At Loretto, I faced daily assaults: in the…...
Parents, be realistic about how clever your child is - university isn't for everyone
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (572+ words) University is a wonderful thing - for those who want it and are ready for it This week, Professor Adam Tickell, vice-chancellor of the University of Birmingham, suggested something that was once unsayable in British education: perhaps we should reconsider lending…...
How SEND parents' rights to appeal EHCPs are changing
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1020+ words) New legislation is expected to narrow the criteria for which children qualify for an EHCP SEND parents" rights to appeal their children"s education, health and care plans (EHCP) could be severely limited under the Government"s sweeping reforms. The…...
Fee cuts, mergers and daycare: How private schools are adapting to stay afloat
1+ week, 5+ day ago (419+ words) The introduction of VAT on school fees is prompting more and more families to turn their back on private schools This week, children across Britain receive their state secondary school places. In private schools, headteachers are also holding their breath....
The happiest jobs and the ones people regret doing, according to a career psychologist
1+ week, 5+ day ago (883+ words) There are rankings of fulfilling careers, but 'happy jobs' are misleading - the fit matters far more Every few months, a new list appears online promising to reveal the happiest jobs. Gardener. Vet. Teacher. Charity worker. The implication is seductive: find…...
Parents are scamming their own children by sending them to university
1+ week, 6+ day ago (746+ words) Far too many are being enticed to go to university - that needs to end once and for all University has been sold to young people as the gateway to opportunity, yet the cost of that promise has risen dramatically. In…...
The loophole which exposes how absurd student debt really is
1+ week, 6+ day ago (365+ words) University was the making of me; but it should be no one's financial undoing University has been sold to young people as the gateway to opportunity, yet the cost of that promise has risen dramatically. In England, graduates now leave…...