The findings come in a study published this week (Montacute et al, 2024) by the Sutton Trust, a social mobility charity.
It finds that a majority of teachers believe that learning core life-skills – such as confidence, motivation, resilience, communication – is more important than gaining academic qualifications for young people.
However, it finds that teachers in the state sector are more likely than their private school counterparts to say that they do not have the time or provision required to teach these skills in their school.
The study focused in particular on oracy education, which is a stated priority for the new Labour government.
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