Tim Firth, head teacher of Wrekin College in Shropshire, said pupils needed to be able to pitch a business ideaThe brightest and most gifted pupils are shunning university and questioning its value, according to the head teacher of an independent school. Tim Firth, head of Wrekin College in Shropshire, said university was no longer an automatic choice for high-achieving teenagers and that he did not consider it the ultimate path to success. Today’s generation needed instead to be exposed to the world of work, to toughen them up and make them more resilient as employees, he said. The day and boarding school has opened a new £1 million business school, including a boardroom, breakout collaboration areas, workplace-style “hot desks” and lecture theatres. Local businesses, as well as students, will be able to use the facilities.

Source: The Times January 30, 2017 01:02 UTC