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CBI chief warns over careers advice
Careers advice is on "life support" in many schools in England with teenagers having little knowledge of the workplace, the director general of the CBI, John Cridland, claims.
- 'Mismatch' on teenagers' job hopes
- Careers services 'deteriorating'
- Young need 'face-to-face' job advice
Universities 'ignore background'
Many UK universities do not consider candidates' backgrounds when offering places, research suggests.
Dyslexic author wins book prize
Sally Gardner, a dyslexic author once branded "unteachable" at school, wins the prestigious Carnegie Medal for her book Maggot Moon.
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