EDUCATION - FURTHER EDUCATION
LSC internal restructure
30/01/2008
The Learning and Skills Council's Management Group has been restructured.
When is a behemoth a white elephant?
The Guardian
05/02/2008
Many minds are focussed on the fate of the Learning and Skills Council - not least those of its current staff.
EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION
Board appointments boost the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
DIUS Press Release
04/02/2008
Four Non Executive Board Members have joined the new Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. They are Alan Aubrey, Julia King CBE, Dame Julie Mellor and Kristina Murrin.
Declare your footprint or face a fine from the Eu
Times Higher Education
31/01/2008
Universities will soon have to display certificates declaring the carbon footprint of every major building on campus or face fines under new European Union regulations.
Funding for UK collaborations with India
The Guardian
05/02/2008
The prime minister's visit last month, with a group of vice-chancellors in his wake, was a sign that an interest in India as an emerging - and substantially English speaking - superpower is competing with the obsession with China among UK universities.
More money to make universities green
The Guardian
01/02/2008
The Government's push to make universities more environmentally friendly has been bolstered with £290m for sustainable building projects.
Penalties on the cards for CO2 laggards
Times Higher Education
31/01/2008
Funding allocations could hinge on cutting carbon emissions. Universities that fail to do enough to reduce their impact on the environment will face financial penalties, the Government has said.
Summoning our energies
Times Higher Education
31/01/2008
The opportunities and challenges posed by Hefce's review of sustainable development in higher education.
Union confronts strike threat from its own workforce
Times Higher Education
31/01/2008
The UCU is accused of hypocrisy over its post-merger restructuring plans. It is now facing the threat of industrial action from its own employees over the plans.
Why I chose the University of Wherever
The Guardian
05/02/2008
The largest ever study into why overseas students pick UK universities reveal that location is now a secondary consideration for overseas students deciding where to study. A university's brand, reputation and quality of teaching come first.
EDUCATION - SCHOOLS
£30m to boost school sport
The Times Educational Supplement
01/02/2008
Schools will be able to apply to a £30 million fund to improve their sporting facilities.
Cathedrals plan academies to raise interest in choral music
The Times
04/02/2008
Cathedrals are planning to set up academy schools which they hope will increase interest in choral music. Church leaders are in talks with government ministers to sponsor up to 40 city academies but no deals are imminent, a Church of England spokesman said.
Day trip to Auschwitz for pupils from every school
The Times
04/02/2008
Two sixth formers from every school in England are to visit Auschwitz to learn about the Holocaust, under a government funded initiative to help to ensure that the lessons of the Nazi genocide live on with a new generation.
Fightback begins as schools face axe
The Observer
03/02/2008
Headteachers and governors are demanding government action on a ministerial pledge to protect rural schools. Meanwhile, the reality is that hundreds around the country face closure.
New child safety guidance proposed
The Guardian
05/02/2008
The children's secretary, Ed Balls, is launching an action plan to keep children safe at school, online and on the streets. Schools will be given guidance under the plan, which is aimed at reducing the burden of health and safety rules and cutting the red tape that is claimed to have hit school trips.
Secular group attacks cathedral academies
The Guardian
04/02/2008
Plans for Britain's cathedrals to create academy schools were criticised yesterday by campaigners for secularism, who claimed they offer the church "subsidies on a breathtaking scale" without helping the young people from deprived areas.
