HIGHER EDUCATION
David Willetts appoints Student Loans Company non-executive director
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills - 28/06/2010
Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts, today announced the appointment of a new non-executive director of the Student Loans Company Limited (SLC). The new SLC non-executive director is Robert Kennedy, Director of Finance at the University of Dundee.
Government cap on non-EU economic migration will pose challenges for UK universities
Universities UK - 29/06/2010
The coalition government's decision to apply a cap to the number of economic migrants coming to the UK will pose challenges for many sectors of the economy, including higher education, according to Universities UK.
Is it plagiarism? Well, it is rather difficult to say
THES - 01/07/2010
Study exposes scholars' confusion over key academic concern.
Pledge to fully fund 10,000 places falls by the wayside
THES - 01/07/2010
A Conservative plan to directly fund 10,000 extra university places for three years had to be abandoned by the coalition government because of the date of the general election and problems at the Student Loans Company, it has emerged.
Reform USS or lose government cash, EPF says
THES - 01/07/2010
Employers have claimed that the government will cut higher education's funding grant unless payments into the sector's largest pension scheme are reduced, as they stepped up their public relations campaign to win support for reform.
Ucas to review university entry points system
BBC News - 01/07/2010
The A-level-based university admissions system is to be reviewed to reflect a broader range of qualifications.
Welsh minister’s restructure aims for fewer but fitter universities
THES - 30/06/2010
Universities would be forced to merge under radical plans to restructure higher education in Wales. Speaking to the Welsh Assembly government yesterday, Leighton Andrews, the education minister, set out plans to reduce the number of universities operating in the country.
FURTHER EDUCATION
£50m of funding provides glimmer of hope for colleges
The Guardian - 29/07/2010
The announcement last week of £50m of government funding provides a glimmer of hope for colleges stung by the Learning and Skills Council's college rebuilding programme fiasco, after it emerged last year that the LSC had vastly miscalculated its ability to fund the building work.
Colleges and trainers fear unfavourable council bias
TES FE Focus - 02/07/2010
Colleges and training providers have accused local authorities of showing bias against them in favour of school sixth forms and 14-19 academies.
SCHOOLS
Academies: an issue that's not clear cut
TES magazine - 02/07/2010
The pros and cons of becoming an academy
Appeal on school crucifix ban
Daily Telegraph - 01/07/2010
Italy has launched an appeal against a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that bans the display of crucifixes in state schools.
Carry on snapping at school sports
Daily Telegraph - 01/07/2010
Parents are not breaking the law by snapping their children at school events, the Information Commissioner's Office said. It has published guidance following reports of schools banning photography.
