EDUCATION - FURTHER EDUCATION
Anger over investigation into stalled college refurbishment
The Guardian
28/01/2009
The skills secretary, John Denham, has been challenged by Conservatives to explain why it has taken three months to send in a troubleshooter to investigate the stalled college building programme.
MPs slam raid of FE funds
The Times Educational Supplement
02/02/2009
Diverted Train to Gain monies will not be repaid as the economy now forces firefighting measures.
EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION
Cut and run
The Guardian
03/02/2009
From 2011, funding for universities capital projects will be linked to their carbon performance.
Grant letter raises spectre of £400 million black hole
Times Higher Education
30/01/2009
Universities are facing their greatest challenge for a decade, with the prospect of a £400 million black hole in next years budget.
Leeds VC to take over as chair of Russell group
The Guardian
30/01/2009
Professor Michael Arthur is to lead the top UK research-intensive universities through the most turbulent period in higher education for some time.
Overseas students now 20% of UK graduates
The Guardian
29/01/2009
The number of international students being awarded British degrees is on the increase, while level of UK-based students has virtually stalled.
Universities dont like common people, do they?
The Guardian
03/02/2009
Exclusive figures reveal the poorest have little chance of a place.
Wanted: 1,500 universities; apply here
Financial Times
30/01/2009
Over the next six years, India needs to create another 1,500 universities. Already educational institutions in the UK and US are lining up to become partners to help with this massive tertiary-level expansion.
EDUCATION - SCHOOLS
Academy pay-offs total millions
The Times Educational Supplement
30/01/2009
Millions of pounds of taxpayers money has been spent on compensation packages for teachers whose jobs have been lost because of the introduction of academies.
Government to nationalise failing private schools
The Guardian
31/01/2009
The government will nationalise recession-hit private schools by turning them into state-funded academies, ministers have confirmed.
Schools face admissions spot checks
The Guardian
03/02/2009
Schools which are suspected of breaking the admissions rules could face snap inspections under plans to tighten up the policing of the school-entry system in England.
Teachers at worst schools put best pupils off university
The Guardian
02/02/2009
David Lammy announces £1m programme to identify high achievers and improve ambition.
