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Childminders in the UK must get rates aligned to survive
Childminding can be a rewarding career. However, self-employed childminders across the UK could be short-changing themselves and their own families with below-living wage rates, agency and set-up fees and ongoing costs.
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Cyber security training: the new career that could keep you outside IR35 and ease you into…
IT contractors looking for a varied client base and a way to ease into semi-retirement may consider a career in corporate IT and cyber security training or higher education. However, who you might be training may surprise you, according to!-->…
Supply teachers: how to cope before you even set foot in the classroom
Being a supply teacher has its benefits, like flexible working. However, the role often has its share of problems. Resolving them is no walk in the park, either.
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Man quits career of 35 years to launch “Middle School MBA”
The old adage that money makes the world go round doesn't always make sense to kids or many adults for that matter. Let's face it, most people will find the concept of business studies and economics "boring" or "too tough to understand."!-->…
Freelancers: the “real life” Teachers that schools need
Many schools and colleges would like to increase their financial and career education efforts but they are hindered by a busy timetable, curriculum and a lack of skills and knowledge. That's according to the Money and Pension Service's!-->…
Education agencies prep for high demand as education secretary calls for ex-teachers to return to…
Omicron expected to cause increased staff absence levels in the spring term, with former teachers and supply agencies needed to expand supply staff across the country.
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Ditch the degree: 46% of graduates say start a business instead. But do business owners agree?
A new study has explored whether students, past and present, consider a degree to hold the prestige it once did in business - or whether entrepreneurial spirit can get you just as far. Or is there a happy medium? Freelancers, business!-->…
Nepotism at heart of Cambridge freelance supervisor exploitation, says student union report
A freedom of information (FoI) request by the Cambridge University and College Union (CUCU) branch to Pembroke College has found that the university had been challenged by HMRC over its failure to put freelance college supervisors on the!-->…
Occupations in highest demand and top hiring cities
Active job adverts in the UK have returned to pre-COVID levels. But who's calling the shots: workers or employers?
After weeks of sustained growth, June so far has seen a total of 1.63 million active job adverts in the UK, according to!-->!-->!-->…
Follow the green funding: environmental, forestry and STEM freelancers and SMEs in for a bumper 2021
Plans to help kickstart the UK's 'green recovery' have been unveiled this week, including the expansion of protected landscapes, increased access to nature, stronger flood resilience, and the creation and retention of thousands of green!-->…