Last updated 14/03/2007
EDUCATION - FURTHER EDUCATION
Self-regulation for the further education sector
The AoC
13/03/2007
Consultation Phase 1 Proposition to the Secretary of State on Self Regulation for the Further Education Sector opens on 13 March 2007. To contribute please visit:
http://www.feselfregulation.org.uk
Staying in education or training until the age of 18 is widely supported - Johnson
DfES Press Release
06/03/2007
The research shows public support for extending compulsory education.
EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION
Changes to work law begin to bite
Times Higher Education Supplement
09/03/2007
Sector sees dramatic fall in the number of fixed-term contract staff, improving morale and leading to better job security for researchers.
Postgrad checks worry scientists
BBC Education News
12/03/2007
Foreign science students could be deterred from studying in the UK by new checks aimed at stopping the spread of weapons technology, it is feared.
Research and Development - UK matches US spin-out success
The Daily Telegraph
13/03/2007
British Universities are just as efficient at commercialising new academic ideas as their US counterparts, a new study by Library House has found.
Student rent rises by 7%
The Guardian
07/03/2007
A report on student rent carried out by the student homes website has been released.
Students' UK visa fees amended
BBC Education News
08/03/2007
International students coming to the UK will have to pay more for their visas - but the increase is not as large as universities had been fearing. The fee is rising from £85 to £99 on 1 April - rather than the proposed £129. Visa extension fees, for postgraduates wishing to remain in the UK, are to rise from £250 to £295.
Universities' web detectives sniff out sixth-form cheats
Birmingham Post
08/03/2007
UCAS is strengthening its investigations team to deal with thousands of sixth-formers who use the internet to cheat on their application forms, as a survey reveals 1 in 20 candidates copied material from websites when writing personal statements.
EDUCATION - SCHOOLS
All primary schools to teach foreign languages by 2010
The Guardian
12/03/2007
The Government has announced that every child in England will start learning a modern foreign language in primary school from the age of seven. The recommendation was made by Lord Dearing today in his final report which followed his comprehensive review of school languages policy. But the report did not recommend a return to making a foreign language a compulsory choice at GCSE level.
Schools braced for complaints as parents get power to force reviews
The Sunday Telegraph
11/03/2007
From April 2007, parents will have the power to complain directly to the Office for Standards in Education and, in certain cases, force an extraordinary inspection of a school. A written complaint by a parent will initially trigger a meeting between school governors, parents and the local authority. Following that an investigation of the complaint may follow with OFSTED preparing a report for parents.
School selection proposal mixes lottery and location
The Guardian
09/03/2007
An influential government education adviser has backed the use of a lottery system combined with catchment areas as part of a new model for fairer secondary school selection.
Schools "must earn charity perks"
BBC Education News
07/03/2007
Independent schools in England and Wales will soon have to prove how they provide a public benefit if they wish to retain their charitable status. A consultation paper from the Charity Commission sets out the principles for being a charity - a status that can give private schools tax benefits.
Schools to get £50m language help
BBC Education News
12/03/2007
Following the recommendation in Lord Dearing's review of language teaching in England making it compulsory for languages to be taught in primary schools, the government is committing an annual budget of £50m. This is what Dearing said would be the total cost of the report's proposals - the bulk of it being for support for teaching.
