EDUCATION - FURTHER EDUCATION
Denham statement on capital investment in further education colleges
DIUS Press Release
04/03/2009
There are many more schemes currently in preparation than can be funded in this spending round. For that reason, I agreed with the Council that they would appoint an independent reviewer - Sir Andrew Foster - to find out how this situation arose and what lessons must be learnt for the future.
Just eight colleges get go-ahead for rebuilding
The Guardian
04/03/2009
Denham tells 144 more that their plans must remain on hold due to lack of funds.
New VAT rules mean colleges face £20m bill for temporary staff
The Times Educational Supplement
06/03/2009
Colleges that recruit agency staff to give them flexibility will face an extra £20 million annual VAT bill between them from next month.
EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION
Denham: More vocational degrees are needed
The Guardian
24/02/2009
Universities should offer more vocational degrees because the current system is not supplying students or employers with the skills they need, the universities secretary, John Denham, said today.
Foreign students leaving UK debts
BBC Education News
26/02/2009
Up to 70% of students from other European Union countries are failing to repay student loans they took out while at UK universities, the BBC has learnt.
Post-92 boards are set to shrink
Times Higher Education
26/02/2009
DIUS to allow governing bodies with fewer staff and student members.
Top universities face cuts in research funding
The Guardian
05/03/2009
Top universities including Imperial College London, University College London and Cambridge face substantial cuts this year after losing out in the allocation of £1.6bn of research funding.
Universities to benefit from £150m projects boost
DIUS Press Release
06/03/2009
More than 50 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are set to get a share of £200m brought forward to fund building projects in a bid to stimulate growth during the economic downturn.
EDUCATION - SCHOOLS
£919m acceleration for school building projects in next 12 months
DCSF Press Release
03/03/2009
Thousands of school modernisation projects across England can start 12 months early after £919 million was brought forward to boost the construction industry.
150 heads and deputies sacked last year
The Guardian
06/03/2009
As political pressure to deliver exam results mounts, the number of senior school managers in England forced out of their posts has escalated from just 30 four years ago, according to a survey by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL).
