One of the colleges of the University of Cambridge has revealed plans to fund the living costs of students from the poorest backgrounds. The move by St. John’s College, Cambridge comes in the wake of the government decision to scrap the maintenance grant for the least-well-off students, replacing it with a loan. The college has set up a ‘studentships’ scheme, ... Read More »
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Feed Subscriptionis university a waste of money?
Are university fees a waste of money? Sharon Walpole CEO of Moving On magazine and Not Going to Uni joins the discussion on Sky News Read More »
New Study of Universities Shows Shocking Discrepancies In Earning Potentials
A new study of universities has shown that there is a real imbalance in the earning potentials of different graduates - depending on what course you take, where you go to university, and even how wealthy your family is! The study of 260,000 graduates in England was undertaken by the Institute of Fiscal Studies at Cambridge University and the Institute ... Read More »
Hotel and Catering Apprenticeships As A Social Enterprise Venture
Hotel and catering apprenticeships provider and social enterprise venture, The Beach Hotel, Somerset, is celebrating its first successful year in business There are opportunities for 12 hotel and catering apprenticeships at The Beach Hotel, from front-of-house, to hotel management and professional catering. There is also some flexi-space for foreign students to stay on summer language courses and the charity, ... Read More »
Should You Tell An Employer About Your Disability? IBM Apprentice Andrew Says Yes.
Moving on spoke to Andrew, an apprentice service manager with IBM. We asked him, should you tell an employer about your disability? His answer? – yes, and an IBM spokesperson told us how having this information early on can really help your employer support you in the workplace. Meet Andrew, An apprentice at IBM Andrew is an apprentice service manager ... Read More »