State Schools
The number of states schools favouring dropping GCSEs in favour of an O’Level style qualification has increased fourfold in the past two years to 1,170. Supporters claim that the exam is more rigorous than GCSEs because pupils take all exams at the end of the two year course, instead of breaking the qualifications up into modules.
The Aussie exodus
According to research conducted by Take Me Back an online jobs community thousands of Australians and New Zealanders are leaving Britain due to the recession and returning to their thriving economies. The main jobs they are returning to are mining, engineering, energy, digital media, health care, pharmaceuticals, construction and insurance
