Moving On magazine Careers and Qualifications for School Leavers

At 16 you can marry your MP, but you can’t vote for them? But it seems like youth democracy is about to change… BY SAM WORTH At 16 and 17 years of age, the law allows us to do a whole host of different things and take on a lot of responsibility. Over 1.5 million 16 and 17 year olds ... Read More »

Do you know what your little brothers and sisters are up to with the smartphone or tablet they’ve borrowed? The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has released a set of principles for the companies behind in-app games aimed at children. The report says it is only ‘guiding’ the industry, which some people might think is not going far enough, given ... Read More »

By HETTY MOSFORTH In September, Kimberly Hall a Texas-based fitness business owner and mother of four attacked teenage girls whose ‘sexy selfies’ had made their way onto her son’s Facebook page. Ms Hall’s blog, entitled ‘FYI (if you’re a teenage girl)’ sparked anger amongst other parents. “Did you know that once a male sees you in a state of undress, ... Read More »

By Becky Hart Education Secretary Michael Gove has recently claimed that “traditional subjects are the best route to encouraging the techniques of thinking which mark out the educated mind”. Even though subjects such as Maths and Science are regarded as stereotypically more academic than creative subjects such as Media Studies or Performing Arts, they are definitely NOT for everyone! A ... Read More »

Image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech By FRANCESCA MOLL Last month the science world was taken by storm when it emerged that the Voyager 1 space probe, launched in 1977, has officially left our solar system, making it the first man-made object to enter interstellar space! Originally launched to observe Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus, the probe has continued going. Now it ... Read More »