This article explores student teachers' attitudes to and experience of character and values education in schools and looks at their assessment of the opportunities provided by schools for the development of character. The data from over 1000 student teachers in two universities indicates that while they are overwhelmingly in favour of developing…

There is a growing trend for the composition of senior management teams to include fewer deputy headteachers (DHs) and more assistant headteachers (ADHs) in secondary schools in England and Wales. Part of the reason for this trend may be to offer more structured career opportunities for younger, able middle leaders who can then be rewarded…

Principal of a college of further education describes the advantages of compulsory release from employment for education and training of the unskilled. (Editor/RB)

This report investigates the career paths taken by apprentices after they complete their training, and the extent to which their apprenticeships has been influential in their future success. The project investigated what careers apprenticeship training secures access to; whether the method and quality of the learning experience in apprenticeships;…

The English legal profession is male-dominated and sex-typed. Women experience inequalities at points of entry and in professional practice. Though overt discrimination is not typical, women lawyers find their careers and choices are shaped and channeled in particular ways on account of their gender. (Author/SK)

Purpose ? To evaluate the impact of rural renaissance projects aimed at overcoming issues of accessibility and out-migration of the younger, more economically active population and to consider what young people feel about education, training and rural living in Ryedale, North Yorkshire. Design/methodology/approach ? Twenty Single Regeneration…

There is a cross-national trend towards unified curriculum and qualifications frameworks in upper secondary education, but such reforms face epistemological, political and institutional barriers and "unification" remains a contested issue in many countries, including England. This article examines the experience of the Scottish Higher…

A study of youth and the Youth Service in rural West Dorset (England) to determine what work and recreational opportunities are available, how youth view their adolescent years, and how the Youth Service is helping them adjust to adulthood, indicates that within the present system youth are afforded few considerations. Many become alienated. Many…

The Increased Flexibility for 14-16 year olds Programme (IFP) was introduced in 2002 by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to provide vocational learning opportunities at key stage 4 for those young people who would benefit most. The programme, which entailed FE colleges and training providers working in partnership with schools to…

The British construction industry has one of the best-run training boards in that country, encompassing 70,000 establishments and maintaining working relationships with some 200 associations, federations and trade unions. This guide, prepared for all those concerned with training and education in the construction industry, contains (1) The…

The economic impact of higher education in the Yorkshire and Humberside planning region, a net exporter of higher education, is quantified based on staff and student numbers and estimates of income and expenditures. Direct and indirect employment is about 2 1/2 percent of regional employment. (MSE)

Successful methods of publicizing adult education courses in marginalized areas of Warwickshire included limiting printed information, developing eye-catching materials, emphasizing the "nonschool" nature of programs, and distributing materials in libraries, supermarkets, and other community locations. (SK)