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Young Academic has today learnt that an expert in primary school teaching and curriculums from the University of East Anglia is calling for Michael Gove’s proposed new National Curriculum for Primary Schools in England to be withdrawn. In incredible education news, it seems that the teaching fraternity are less than impressed with Gove's latest bout [...]

Young Academic is completely committed to bringing the nation's students all they need to know in order to embark on the perfect career path. Whether this be through their University degree, work experience or apprenticeship. As such we have this personal account of a typical apprenticeship from Alison Ryder, a 25 year old Audit Supervisor [...]

As the nation's favourite student news site, Young Academic is very excited to announce that Caroline Tracey has announced the launch of her new French grammar book for Sixth Form students and beyond. [...]

University is the best time of your life, with lots of friends, away from home and late night parties - but of course the real reason you are there is to get a good degree. Studying for exams and coursework can lead to stress, anxiety and sleepless nights. Read this Young Academic student news guide [...]

Twenty three universities including the University of Exeter, the University of Roehampton, the University of Hull and the University of West London will be the first in the country to benefit from a new learning programme developed to help Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) use online technology more effectively. [...]

A recent report conducted by O2 found that the UK has a wealth of untapped digital resource amongst its population. O2 went as far to state that a combination of web design, e-marketing and social media skills possessed by young people could be worth up to £6.7 billion to UK employers. [...]

As regular readers will be well aware, we are not in the business of throwing brands down your throat here at Young Academic. This said, hungry students should look no further as there’s a new fella in town and he’s all about the flavour hit. [...]

Young Academic can reveal that Entrepreneur First, the not-for-profit programme created to help talented UK graduates create their own tech startups, has announced that it is building on the success of its first year by significantly expanding the scheme. Applications to join the organisation’s second intake are now open. [...]

Casio and the Young Enterprise have joined forces to launch the Bright Minds Enterprise competition for schools and universities, Young Academic can reveal. [...]

Which came first; the job shortage, or the shortage of the ‘right’ employees? Young Academic investigates... [...]