June 16, 2011 /
Moriam Animashaun
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BUSINESS WORK & EDUCATION
I was not the brightest pupil in secondary school. I always got E and F grades in my assignments. At the time it felt as though the tutors only cared about those who were going to boost their ratings, and that did not include me. A careers advisor once told me to drop my ambition…
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April 11, 2011 /
Elly Odhiambo
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BUSINESS WORK & EDUCATION
Recent reports in the media have indicated that there are a growing number of African people returning to their motherland from Europe because of high levels of job insecurity. Common convention especially within some right-wing migration discourses; often describe the African bit of the South-North travel as an economic experience inspired by a one-way ticket…
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January 22, 2011 /
Elly Odhiambo
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BUSINESS WORK & EDUCATION
The Daily Express is keeping up with its reputation of almost lampooning migrants as a sport. The latest onslaught came this week after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released some figures that showed a steady increase in unemployment. The figures also reveal that people aged between 16 and 24 are especially affected by the…
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December 3, 2010 /
Yasmin Barracks
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BUSINESS WORK & EDUCATION
Students living in low income households may be deterred from entering further education due to recent cuts within the sector. The government’s decision to scrap the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) which currently provides financial support for over 600,000 students each year, will have a major impact on school leavers from poorer backgrounds. School leavers living…
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October 28, 2010 /
Yasmin Barracks
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BUSINESS WORK & EDUCATION
“What is going to happen to all the students whose parents can’t afford to support their children to go to university? This is the question being asked by Grace Dorset, a single parent from North London, in response to the Government’s plan to raise tuition fees. The government’s proposal to remove the cap on tuition…
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September 29, 2010 /
Yasmin Barracks
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BUSINESS WORK & EDUCATION
Young men facing unemployment have been advised to ‘think outside the box’ and consider self-employment to avoid the dole queue. Recent Figures from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reveal one in five males aged between 18 and 24 are currently unemployed. According to the Princes Trust, youth unemployment in the UK costs…
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July 29, 2010 /
Yasmin Barracks
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BUSINESS WORK & EDUCATION
Graduates, existing students and those who hope to attend university in the future are largely against the proposed graduate tax, higher tuition fees and two-year degrees, a new survey has revealed. People with Voices polled 20 graduates, existing students and those hoping to start a degree course in the future, and asked them whether they…
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