Last updated 01/03/2006
SCHOOLS
£20,000 for woman who was bullied as a pupil
The Times - 21/02/2006
A 23-year-old woman has won £20,000 in an out of court settlement from her Local Education Authority after claiming compensation for school bullying which took place over ten years ago.
Councils tell heads to have all teachers checked
The Guardian - 28/02/2006
The outcry about sex offenders in schools has sparked a costly and controversial exercise.
Education Bill set to be unveiled
BBC News - 28/02/2006
The Government's Education Bill is due to be published in the Commons, amid fears of a rebellion by backbench MPs.
School bully payouts rise
BBC News - 23/02/2006
The cost of compensation claims for bullying at school has risen sharply in the past five years, figures suggest. Insurer Zurich Municipal, which covers a majority of schools in the UK, said its figures showed the total cost of bullying claims rose by 225%.
Slap on wrist for private schools in fees cartel
The Guardian - 27/02/2006
A deal that will lead to nominal fines for 50 private schools found guilty of a fee-fixing cartel was defended yesterday after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) confirmed that they may have to pay only £10,000 each.
Teachers 'work 11 hours unpaid'
BBC News - 22/02/2006
Teachers and lecturers are working on average an extra 11 hours unpaid every week, figures from the Government's Labour Force Survey suggest.
Tests at 11 to decide places at university
The Times - 27/02/2006
Moves to cherry-pick the brightest children in England’s state schools from the age of 11 for places at top universities are set to begin within weeks.
HIGHER EDUCATION
EC stands firm over research institute
THES - 24/02/2006
The European Commission will press ahead with plans to establish a European Institute of Technology, ignoring critics who claim the project could dilute Europe's hard-pressed research budgets.
Exam boycott will hit public services
THES - 24/02/2006
Lecturers' union leaders plan to starve the UK of nurses, teachers and key public sector workers this year to underline the seriousness of their "now or never" campaign for higher salaries.
Oxford head begins web charm offensive
The Guardian - 23/02/2006
Oxford University's vice-chancellor, John Hood, yesterday made an historic webcast as he sought to win over staff and students to his controversial reform proposals. But the webcasts today and tomorrow are taking place against vociferous opposition to his plans to streamline the running of the university and bring in outsiders to a ruling council, and his leadership style.
Students to demand MPs keep fees cap
The Guardian - 27/02/2006
English university students will this week lobby MPs to keep the cap on tuition fees amid concerns that students are being priced out of study.
UK eyes turn to India as China's interest falls
THES - 24/02/2006
India could replace China as the number one target of UK universities recruiting overseas students, new figures suggest. While the previously booming recruitment market in China has suffered a sharp reversal in the past year, a strong upward trend in the intake of Indian students shows no sign of faltering.
