A record number of Coast & Country Housing employees have been working towards qualifications in the last 12 months.
Continue reading COAST & COUNTRY'S RECORD NUMBERS FOR LEARNING
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Forget iris and fingerprint scans, scanning noses could be a quicker and easier way to verify a person’s identity, according to scientists at the University of Bath. With worries about illegal immigration and identity theft, authorities are increasingly looking to using an individual’s physical characteristics, known as biometrics, to confirm their identity. Continue reading Software sniffs out criminals by the shape of their nose
Deplorable and draconian- says RLA describing the potential for new government measures defining how and where people will live. Continue reading RLA WARNS OF STUDENT GHETTOS
Grandparents are taking the lead in teaching grandchildren a host of traditional values and are frequently acting as their confidants according to a new study out today commissioned to mark the launch of BeGrand.net, an important new online resource for grandparents providing information, advice and support to help them with every challenge they may face. Continue reading GRANDPARENTS KEY TO INSTILLING TRADITIONAL VALUES IN FAMILIES
Computer scientists at the University of Bath have developed a new way of making life-like animations of trees using video footage of the real thing. This technique could be used by animators and computer games designers to automatically generate realistic trees that move in a natural way. Continue reading Computer mimics nature by watching TV
-The latest unemployment figures are good news on the face of things, but only on the face of things. Taken in the round, the latest figures show that the UK jobs market remains in a far from healthy state and it would be wrong to conclude that unemployment has peaked. Continue reading Young people turning to study to avoid the dole
Job-hunters are often doubly disadvantaged during a recession. School leavers and recent graduates cannot gain the work experience they need to develop the skills that will help them secure a position. Continue reading Why educational institutions will look to partner with the private sector
Scientists at the University of Bath have set up a specialist research lab in Madagascar to train local students in using the latest satellite technology to monitor and conserve the environment. Dr Peter Long and Professor Tamas Szekely, from the University’s Department of Biology & Biochemistry, have transformed a previously empty room at the University of Toliara into a Geographical Information Science (GIS) lab. Continue reading Scientists take satellite technology skills to Africa
Groupcall is a leading provider of communication and data solutions to the education, public and private sectors. Stuart Abrahams, Groupcall business development director, discusses the positive impact regular communication between a school and a parent can have on a child’s education. He explores how a parental communication system, such as Groupcall Messenger, can assist Local Authorities (LAs) and its schools to achieve this. Continue reading Communication is key
Melanie Teal, Chief Executive of The Consortium, the UK’s largest independent provider of school supplies, with over 30,000 products from school stationery to school furniture, looks at how resource budgets can be consolidated and money can be saved how this can benefit the whole school or college. Continue reading Feeling the squeeze?
Children as young as seven are learning how to prepare themselves for the world of work, including the value of a CV, under an innovative project run by Hays, the world’s leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people. Continue reading Recruiting company teaching works skills to pupils ahead of government pilot
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