The desirability of engineering as a career among 7 to 11 year-olds has been boosted by 35% among those aware of the government’s Year of Engineering campaign.
Where flexible working requests had been declined, the most common reason given by senior leaders was not being able to organise work amongst existing staff or timetabling issues
The Scottish Government has published an action plan to make it easier for schools to cover global issues such as climate change and a sustainable economy.
The new measure will help the government to monitor the effectiveness of the traineeship programme and will also help young people make informed decisions.