Not exact matches
ATL general secretary, Dr Mary Bousted, will tell the Sub-Committee that schools» careers
advice and education has been hit by a lack
of funding following the Coalition Government's abolition
of the Connexions service in 2010, there are too few apprenticeships and too many
of those that exist are
poor quality, and employers need to provide more work experience.
This patchy provision and
poor quality of both work experience and careers
advice can be partially attributed to a constant pressure on schools to focus on exam results and pushing learners down the route
of a-levels and university.
You may also have previously experienced
poor quality service, such as delays or periods
of inactivity, and are concerned about whether you are receiving the right
advice.
In a lovely bit
of shareholder advocacy, Morrison writes, «The risks from
poor legal
advice also loom for companies, and also affect the same constituents, yet to my knowledge no third party assesses companies comparatively on the
quality of their legal staff, the adequacy
of their in - house legal resources, the legal surefootedness
of their outside counsel, the protections provided their intellectual property, the liabilities faced by them through regulatory and judicial proceedings, and the adroitness
of management practices.»
The
quality of relationships parents make with their children predicts healthy eating, 3 and the only programmes which have an (albeit modest) impact in reversing childhood obesity are programmes which offer development
of parenting skills as well as lifestyle
advice.4 5 Adverse parenting is also a risk factor for the adoption
of smoking, 6 alcohol and drug misuse, 6 teenage pregnancy, 6 and
poor mental health in children, 7 adolescents8 9 and adults.10 11 It is possible to show that adverse parenting and
poor quality parent — child relationships are risk factors for
poor health in general6 12 — 14 and symptoms
of poor physical health6 12 13 in childhood and adulthood, as well as cardiovascular disease, 6 13 cancer, 6 13 musculoskeletal problems, 6 13 injury15 and mortality6 in later life.
Depression is known to be associated with adverse outcomes, including non-adherence with
advice and
poorer quality of life.