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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Thousands to get universal school uniform grant
About 7,000 families in east London are set to benefit from a council's universal school uniform grant. The £150 will be available to children who are entering their first year of primary or secondary school, if their families have a household income of £50,350 or less. Lutfur Rahman, mayor of Tower Hamlets, said it would "go some way" to support children in the borough, while Mohi, a local parent, said school uniform costs were a "matter of worry" for himself and his family. It comes as the government's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill looks to limit the number of branded uniform items a school can require, to ease the financial burden on parents. "I'm working in a solicitor's, but you know, day by day our costs and expenses are really high," Mohi said. "As a parent, we always think ahead. So [uniforms] is something that is a matter of worry for me and my family." The head of London Enterprise Academy said its school uniform costs were more than £200, but that they supplied some items to students free of charge. "I realise it's a very expensive time in August for parents, so as a school, since we opened, we subsidised the uniform," its principal Ashid Ali said. "All of our students will get a free PE kit when they join our school, and when they move to Year 10, we have always provided free blazers, as the children are growing up." Suraia, a student at the school, said when pupils felt "inferior" to their peers because of their clothing, it affected "literally everything", including their education. Tower Hamlets Council announced the school universal uniform grant earlier this year. Mr Rahman said: "It will go some way in supporting our youngsters at primary school and when they go into secondary school. "Giving them some financial help, some 7,000 children in a year will be supported." The City of London offers grants to families that earn under £7,400 or are on benefits, while Westminster City Council provides a grant to families eligible for free school meals. Wandsworth Council offered a voucher scheme. To try to reduce costs for everyone, the government is proposing a limit of three branded uniform items at primary school and four at secondary. "This means, for the first time, no school in England will be able to require unnecessarily large numbers of branded items, so no parent will be unfairly disadvantaged," a spokesperson for the Department for Education said. Watch the full Politics London programme on BBC iPlayer. Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Branded school uniforms to change for four million pupils under plans 'Parents forgo holidays over school uniform costs' Tower Hamlets Council
BBC News
26-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Universal school uniform grant to help thousands in Tower Hamlets
About 7,000 families in east London are set to benefit from a council's universal school uniform £150 will be available to children who are entering their first year of primary or secondary school, if their families have a household income of £50,350 or Rahman, mayor of Tower Hamlets, said it would "go some way" to support children in the borough, while Mohi, a local parent, said school uniform costs were a "matter of worry" for himself and his comes as the government's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill looks to limit the number of branded uniform items a school can require, to ease the financial burden on parents. "I'm working in a solicitor's, but you know, day by day our costs and expenses are really high," Mohi said. "As a parent, we always think ahead. So [uniforms] is something that is a matter of worry for me and my family." The head of London Enterprise Academy said its school uniform costs were more than £200, but that they supplied some items to students free of charge."I realise it's a very expensive time in August for parents, so as a school, since we opened, we subsidised the uniform," its principal Ashid Ali said."All of our students will get a free PE kit when they join our school, and when they move to Year 10, we have always provided free blazers, as the children are growing up." Suraia, a student at the school, said when pupils felt "inferior" to their peers because of their clothing, it affected "literally everything", including their Hamlets Council announced the school universal uniform grant earlier this Rahman said: "It will go some way in supporting our youngsters at primary school and when they go into secondary school."Giving them some financial help, some 7,000 children in a year will be supported."The City of London offers grants to families that earn under £7,400 or are on benefits, while Westminster City Council provides a grant to families eligible for free school meals. Wandsworth Council offered a voucher try to reduce costs for everyone, the government is proposing a limit of three branded uniform items at primary school and four at secondary."This means, for the first time, no school in England will be able to require unnecessarily large numbers of branded items, so no parent will be unfairly disadvantaged," a spokesperson for the Department for Education said. Watch the full Politics London programme on BBC iPlayer.
Yahoo
26-01-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Surprising 'entry-level' FIFO job paying up to $80 per hour: 'Super easy to get'
A FIFO recruiter has revealed the surprising job that can pay up to $80 per hour. There are plenty of ways to pull in big paydays in the mines, but many require a trade or speciality before you head up there. If you don't have either of those but still want to make some decent money, you can work as a bus driver. Recruiter Alana Mohi told Yahoo Finance that it all depends on where you go. "Bus drivers can still quite easily go and earn $110,000... it's definitely doable to go out there and get a job," she said. FIFO worker earning $100,000 a year for in-demand mining job: 'One of the best entry-level jobs' Centrelink warning over $1,321 cash boost now available for thousands: 'Can add up' Work-from-home debate fires up as Aussie exposes 'ridiculous' reality of return to office "It's classified as an entry-level job, because you need a little bit of experience, obviously, but all you need is your HR driver's license and the PTD authorisation." The PTD is a passenger transport driver authorisation, which is an annual necessity if you want to drive passengers for "hire or reward". Mohi said the salary can range for bus drivers from company to company and can go over the $80 per hour mark if you're doing night shifts. According to Indeed, the average base rate for a bus driver in Australia is $36 per hour. There are dozens of jobs available at the moment across the country for this profession, and one advert gave a taste of what a regular day looks like. "You will play a key role in safely transporting passengers to and from the village, mine site, and airport, ensuring safety and reliability," it said. "You'll be working an 11-hour shift on a 2:1 roster (2 weeks on, 1 week off)." In addition to driving the bus, you'll also be required to: Conduct daily vehicle inspections to ensure safety and cleanliness, and Support the village team with secondary tasks when required Jess Riches moved from the UK to get a job in the mines and wound up driving buses. She said she loved the job but warned that the summertime heat was "no joke". To get her role, she got her White Card, which is a standard and mandatory authorisation allowing you to be on a construction site, as well as her first aid, and police check. The UK native urged people with no experience driving buses to do training at MIRO in Perth before applying. The W1N W1N Recruitment founder said that getting into the FIFO realm can be difficult if you don't know where to start or what route to take. But she added that bus driving can be a great entry point that allows you to move into other parts of a mine site. "I wouldn't go out there saying, 'Every bus driver's earning this' because some of them are on shorter swings, or they're doing mostly the utility side of it," Mohi told Yahoo Finance. "But even one of the bus driving jobs that I was in, I was operating like a skip truck and stuff like that, and was clearing well over $130,000 so that's not hard to do. "Bus driving is one of the best jobs for somebody wanting an entry-level job and they'll generally put you on the smaller busses before you go into the big 56-seaters or bigger than that. "But it's super easy to get one of those jobs." She said that one of the biggest advantages of the gig was being in an air-conditioned vehicle away from the bulk of the in to access your portfolio
