Virus could reverse fall in number of young people not in education, employment or training

A fall in the number of young people not in education, employment or training could be reversed because of the virus crisis, union leaders are warning. Official figures showed there were an estimated 765,000 young people aged 16 to 24, who were not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the three months to June,... Read More

Education

education, employment, pandemic, training, young, young people

August 12, 2020

A-level students can use mock exam grades to progress to degree courses

GCSE and A-level students in England will be able to use grades in mock exams to progress to university and college courses and employment, the Education Secretary has announced. Results in mock tests – which were held before schools were forced to close amid the Covid-19 crisis – will carry the same weight as the... Read More

Education

A-Level, college, COVID-19, degree, employment, GCSE, grades, mock, mock exams, Mocks, students, University

July 31, 2020

Almost half of students say Covid-19 has diminished chances of finding a job

Nearly half of students believe the pandemic has diminished their chances of getting a job, a report warns. Almost two in five (39 per cent) graduate employers expect to hire fewer graduates or none at all over the next year, amid the Covid-19 crisis, a survey suggests. The Sutton Trust is calling on employers to... Read More

Education

chances, COVID-19, education, employment, job, students

February 9, 2020

Racial Justice Sunday: MP backs Church policy on Travellers

Conor McGinn MP has been joined by members from across the House of Commons in welcoming the Catholic Church’s focus on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities this Racial Justice Sunday. An Early Day Motion (EDM) tabled by Mr McGinn recognises the valuable contribution that Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities make to the Church and to... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

Bishop Paul McAleenan, Church, communities, Conor McGinn, education, employment, ethnic, Gypsy, hate crime, health, MP, policy, Racial Justice Sunday, Roma, Traveller, travellers

October 4, 2018

Dusk walkers take steps to end homelessness

Dusk walks across the country will raise funds for homelessness charity Depaul UK next week – and highlight the plight of young people with nowhere to go when night falls. Hundreds of walkers in London, Manchester and Newcastle will walk through their cities as the sun sets to raise thousands of pounds for the young... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

October 26, 2014

Church urged to stand up for workers' rights

Prominent left-wing writer and journalist Paul Donovan has called on the Catholic Church hierarchy to speak out for ordinary people struggling on low pay and poor conditions in the workplace. Donovan questioned how the hierarchy seem to value sanctity of life when it comes to the unborn child, the family and old age but somehow missed the link... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, employment, housing benefit, low pay, Paul Donovan, poor conditions, slavery, workers rights, workplace

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