Last updated 13/07/2006
SCHOOLS
Bright children will be given more help
The Observer - 09/07/2006
Ministers will tell schools this week that they must identify the brightest children in their classrooms and do more to nurture their talents. A new national register will track secondary school pupils who come in the top five per cent in England for academic test results.
Court allows challenge to academy plan
The Guardian - 06/07/2006
A parent yesterday won the right to challenge his council's decision to close his son's comprehensive and convert it into a semi-independent academy.
Dyson school 'to boost engineers'
BBC News - 10/07/2006
Inventor and entrepreneur James Dyson plans to set up a new style of school aimed at encouraging young people to consider engineering careers. The Dyson School of Design Innovation in Bath would be a state school for 2,500 youngsters aged 14 to 18.
Report condemns 'confused' policy on special education needs
The Guardian - 07/07/2006
The Government is today being urged by MPs to rethink its policy on special educational needs in a devastating new report that warns children are being let down by an underfunded system that is "not fit for purpose".
School internet 'over-regulated'
BBC News - 06/07/2006
Pupils in the UK do not get enough access to the internet at school, a study by London University's Institute of Education has suggested.
School uniform trade investigated
BBC News - 05/07/2006
The Office of Fair Trading has launched an inquiry into uniforms after complaints about prices and quality.
FURTHER EDUCATION
Countdown to specialist diplomas
The Guardian - 04/07/2006
Within seven years, all other things being equal, the country will have a new education system with a new unit of currency. Labour says that by 2013 the "specialist diploma" will be available to every young person aged between 14 and 19 who wants to study for one. There will be 14 varieties, or "lines of learning", which can be studied at three levels.
HIGHER EDUCATION
Bill to subject research to 'public benefit' test
THES - 07/07/2006
Academic research faces greater scrutiny under the Charities Bill, which is nearing the end of its tortuous route through Parliament, universities have been warned.
Future earnings 'directly affected by school'
The Guardian - 10/07/2006
Independent school pupils are more likely to gain higher qualifications - and salaries - than their state school contemporaries, according to a new report.
John Moores lecturers to protest over schools closures
The Guardian - 05/07/2006
Lecturers at Liverpool John Moores University will today protest against plans to close the institution's language and business information schools.
MPs probe loss of Chinese courses
Financial Times - 05/07/2006
Plans by Liverpool John Moores University to drop Chinese courses as part of a reorganisation of one of its faculties will be investigated by MPs.
Ombudsman wants 'more preparation'
THES - 07/07/2006
The student complaints ombudsman has raised concerns that universities are not "looking after" the overseas students on whom they depend so heavily for income.
Outsourcing reduces visa refusals
THES - 07/07/2006
The number of Chinese students refused a UK visa has plummeted since the processing of applications in China was outsourced to an Indian company last year, it has been revealed.
Staff exposed to parent rage
THES - 07/07/2006
Parents are becoming increasingly aggressive towards university staff, demanding information on their children's progress to ensure value for money, universities were warned this week.
University fined £5,000 after electrical test explosion
The Scotsman - 08/07/2006
A university was fined £5,000 yesterday after an explosion on its campus generated a fireball equivalent to 20,000 single-bar electric heaters.
Women denied top jobs by glass ceiling in universities
The Scotsman - 10/07/2006
Women are being denied access to the most senior university jobs despite a continuing increase in the numbers of female staff in higher education, according to research published today.
