Sentences with phrase «for younger people from all backgrounds»

Caan, 52, was picked by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to help promote a campaign seeking opportunities for young people from all backgrounds.

Educational organisations must remove any existing preconceptions and make engineering an attractive career path for younger people from all backgrounds.

Not exact matches

I've been speaking at many small colleges that have historical ties to the oldest mainline denominations in the U.S. I have been noticing something interesting: a terrific hunger for a deeper spirituality on the part of many young people who come from evangelical backgrounds like mine and also like me are looking for something outside of the right wing conservatism they come from.

Bemoaning the lack of opportunities for children and young people to mix with those from different backgrounds, the green paper states:

Segregated schools reduce opportunities for children and young people to mix with others from different backgrounds in their formative years and it can restrict pupils» outlook and education.»

This analysis confirms what we might have anticipated from the evidence of the polls — local authorities appear to contain more Leave voters if there was a large vote for UKIP there in the 2014 European elections, if there was a small vote for parties of the «left» (Labour, Liberal Democrats, Scottish and Welsh Nationalists and Greens) on the same occasion, and in places with relatively low proportions of graduates, young people, and people from an ethnic minority background.

The government is expected to announce plans for community cohesion camps where young people from different backgrounds can come together later today.

The Young Atheist's Handbook is a powerful resource for any young person who has questions about the world around them — whether they're from a religious background orYoung Atheist's Handbook is a powerful resource for any young person who has questions about the world around them — whether they're from a religious background oryoung person who has questions about the world around them — whether they're from a religious background or not.

(BBC) and «Ministers have expressed «disappointment» at statistics showing fewer young people from poor backgrounds are going to university... The data for 2004/05 showed that while the total number of students from all groups rose, the proportion from poorer backgrounds fell from 28.6 to 28.2 per cent.»

Initiatives by successive governments to provide better access to higher education for young people from less - privileged backgrounds have failed according to Understanding Society, the world's largest longitudinal study.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

The EMA was a lifeline for young people from deprived backgrounds who wished to stay in education and training after the age of 16.

«These findings - and others from the same project which show how important places are for our personal and cultural memories, and for enabling us to stay connected socially - have implications for the way we design for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities so that going outdoors in younger years becomes a lifelong passion for getting out and about.»

• In a bungled attempt at clarification of a letter by Valerie Yule about using concert technology to help older people discriminate dialogue (19 March, p 33), we added a sentence saying that compensating for the difficulty of picking out voices from low - frequency background noise «often requires that the radio or television be turned up to a level unpleasant for younger ears».

I am looking for the very best individuals from across the city to lead the way, with a proven track record of bringing together those who can help tackle this problem and improve the health and life chances of our young people — regardless of their economic background, their ethnicity or where in the capital they live.»

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is a Charity that has been working with young people from all backgrounds for more than half a century.

The green paper suggested that there was «much more» that independent schools could be doing to improve education for young people from poorer backgrounds and suggested that if they did not meet new requirements set out by the government, such as sponsoring under - performing state schools and being responsible for their performance, then independent schools could have their charitable status taken away.

Now, as dean of admissions at the college, Fitzsimmons makes Harvard possible for other young people, including thousands from working - class backgrounds similar to his.

«A strong arts and cultural education, for young people from all social, cultural and economic backgrounds, is essential if we are to encourage and inspire the next generation of theatre workers,» she said.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the NAHT, said that this was particularly important for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds «who may not believe a particular opportunity could be open to them».

69, Ed.D.» 71, makes Harvard possible for other young people, including thousands from working - class backgrounds similar to his...

In April this year, researchers from eight different countries and a variety of academic backgrounds met in Denmark to reach an evidence - based consensus on the benefits of physical activity for children and young people between the ages of six and 18.

The plan builds on the 2010 Welsh - medium Education Strategy and sets the direction for the development of Welsh - medium and Welsh language education over the next four years with the aim of ensuring that all young people, from all backgrounds, come out of the education system ready and proud to use the language in all contexts.

So what role is there for religiously trained people — chaplains — to be endorsed by the federal government as the only personnel that they will fund to provide advice and care to children from diverse cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds in need — to young people struggling with issues of sexual orientation and identity, with bullying or family violence, death and trauma?

The counties have been criticised for an «unacceptably wide» gap between the achievements of young people who are eligible for free school meals (FSM) and those from more advantaged backgrounds.

In April this year, researchers from eight different countries and a variety of academic backgrounds gathered in Denmark to reach an evidence - based consensus on the benefits of physical activity for children and young people between the ages of six and 18.

Researchers from Education and Employers reviewed the best international research to identify the interventions and approaches for which there is evidence of employers having a positive impact on young people's outcomes, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Most of my teachers came from different backgrounds than the young people we were leading, and most of my staff had been teaching for 10 + years, in a building whose students and needs were very different.

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan welcomed the results in England as evidence that «a generation of young people from all backgrounds are now securing the GCSEs that help give them the widest range of options later in life - whether looking for a rewarding job or a top apprenticeship».

The education charity is calling for apprenticeships to be made more inclusive, after finding that young people from sufficiently low income backgrounds to qualify for free schools meals are less likely to go on to become apprentices.

Giving young people from all backgrounds a greater opportunity to develop those skills can therefore be an engine for opportunity and social mobility.

A Department for Education spokesperson said: «The Sutton Trust itself has highlighted the positive impact grammar schools can have on pupils from less well - off backgrounds and that's exactly why we want more young people to benefit.

«We chose to give to the Greater Good fund because we have been so happy with the Great Hearts approach for our daughter, and the idea that the same high - level academic environment and classical education is offered in communities that are less fortunate than ours is very important... I see the Great Hearts schools as a larger community, and it's important to us that this community be diverse and support young people from all socio - economic backgrounds.»

It works to improve educational opportunities for young people from non-privileged backgrounds and increase social mobility.

Tom is a trustee of the Social Mobility Foundation, a charity that aims to make a practical improvement in social mobility for young people from low - income backgrounds.

The SMF is a charity that aims to make a practical improvement in social mobility for young people from low - income backgrounds.

It's also key for businesses to make sure that these routes are accessible and visible to young people from all backgrounds.

Apprenticeships offer new ways into the sector for young people from different backgrounds and could be key to helping the sector to recruit a more diverse future workforce.

Staff from Hays offices across the country will undertake a number of fundraising activities throughout the next twelve months with aims to raise # 60,000 to fund an employability programme for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds struggling to get their foot on the work ladder.

Staff from Hays offices across the country will undertake a number of fundraising activities throughout the next twelve months to fund an employability programme for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds struggling to get their foot on the work ladder.

Transcultural mental health centres, migrant resource centres and ethnic community councils can also offer support for young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds.

BRiTA Futures: A resilience building program for children and young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds - Program description and preliminary findings.

Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) is a community based organisation that advocates for the needs of young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds.

The comprehensive suite of services includes therapeutic, drug and alcohol counselling, psychiatric consultations, vocational guidance, help with job seeking as well as health and wellbeing services for all young people, including young people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) young people.

Victorian Settlement Planning Committee Victorian Settlement Planning Committee has developed guidelines for services and organisations working with young people from refugee backgrounds: Good practice principles: Guide for working with refugee young people.

Victorian Settlement Planning Committee has developed guidelines for services and organisations working with young people from refugee backgrounds: Good practice principles: Guide for working with refugee young people.

The comprehensive suite of services will include therapeutic, drug and alcohol counselling, psychiatric consultations, vocational guidance, help with job seeking as well as health and wellbeing services for all young people, including young people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) young people.

For Aboriginal children and young people, or children and young people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, practitioners are expected to create and implement cultural plans that support them maintaining connections to their families and communities.

Importantly for Aboriginal children and young people, or those from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, contact arrangements facilitate connection to their culture, identity, religion and language.

Strong connections with their cultural heritage, family and community has big mental health benefits for children and young people, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.