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  Quarter of A-level students will scoop A* grade in advanced maths and Latin

  28 May 2010: Watchdog predicts new top grade to identify brightest pupils will vary considerably by subject

• Non-academic 14- to 16-year-olds to go to college

  4 May 2010: The Liberal Democrats support new proposals to send 14- to 16-year-olds to college. But will they work?

• Poor students fail to make the grade at A-level

  20 Apr 2010: Almost three-quarters of 19-year-olds from deprived backgrounds have fewer than two A-levels

• Record numbers not in education, work or training

  25 Feb 2010: Almost 15% of young people are now 'neets', official figures show

• What an apprenticeship can do for you

  30 Jan 2010: Apprenticeships are a vital part of the government's scheme to help under-25s into work. And they're good for employers too, says Huma Qureshi

• Top marks for Manchester Academy – addressing the class divide

  1 Jan 2010: A formerly failing school in Moss Side is leading the way in teaching how education can work

• Darling offers more support for young unemployed

  9 Dec 2009:

  Windfall tax on bankers' bonuses to help young jobseekers, who will be guaranteed work or training after six months of unemployment

• A million young people not earning or learning

  19 Nov 2009:

  Number of school-leavers not in education, work or training tops a million for the first time, figures show

• Will council funding bring a new wealth to colleges?

  17 Nov 2009: Central control of 16-18 funding is over and colleges must look to their local authorities for cash. Will the change improve education?

• Is college at 14 a step too soon?

  3 Nov 2009: Colleges would like to admit 14-year-olds on to full-time courses, but not everyone agrees that it's a good idea

• Paying UK pupils to stay at school after 16 is a 'waste of money'

  18 Oct 2009: Critical report says most children would remain at school without £30 cash incentive

• 'Lost generation' fear as young jobless rate soars

  18 Aug 2009: Britain risks a repeat of the 1980s, MPs warn, as proportion of young people not working on studying rises

• One in six young people not in work or education

  18 Aug 2009:

  Fears are raised of a generation lost to the recession as figures show record 'neet' levels

• New diplomas struggle with three Rs, inquiry finds

  17 Aug 2009: Ofsted inspectors say 'functional skills' scheme 'lacked co-ordination' and was 'patchy'

• Diplomas more expensive than GCSEs or A-levels

  7 Aug 2009: Schools and colleges are paying more to enter pupils for new qualification, regulator finds

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