Where do you find data to put your story into context – or give you ideas for stories in the first place? Here are some of the places that come in handy for understanding health in England and the UK … Continue reading →
I’ve delivered data journalism training in Scotland twice in the past few months, and thought I’d share some tips on what data is available there, given that most guidance on data journalism focuses on data in England or the US. General statistics and data Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics has a ‘data download’ page which allows you […]
Tweet These are some of the education stories we found interesting between 24th-31st May 2013. Apprenticeships attract 11 applications per vacancy (BBC News) Figures released this week by the National Apprenticeship Service has found that a record 11 applications are … Continue reading →
Tweet These are some of the education stories we found interesting between the 26th April and 17th-24th May 2013. More than 300,000 children missing school every day (The Telegraph) More than 300,000 school children miss school every day according to … Continue reading →
Tweet Recently proposed reforms could allow UK state schools to stay open until 4:30pm each day with pupils taking shorter, four-week summer holidays to spend more time in the classroom. We’ve mapped the amount of hours pupils across the world spend … Continue reading →