Last updated 14/06/2006
SCHOOLS
Academy cost overruns hit £48.5m
BBC News - 09/06/2006
Some of the new city academies are costing far more than originally estimated, official figures show. Initial and current estimates issued by the Department for Education and Skills show a total overrun of £48.5m, or 8%, on the first 27 academies.
Headteacher accused of worst workplace bullying
The Guardian - 07/06/2006
The headteacher of a cathedral school was guilty of the "worst case of bullying ever seen in the workplace", the founder of a helpline for victims of harassment told a tribunal yesterday.
Deputy head wins 'bully' tribunal
BBC News - 09/06/2006
The deputy head teacher of a primary school in Plymouth who claimed she was bullied by the head has won her case for constructive dismissal.
Man banned from selling fake exam certificates
The Guardian - 08/06/2006
A British businessman was yesterday given a high court order prohibiting him from selling fake qualification certificates online.
New software to catch online coursework cheats
The Guardian - 06/06/2006
Pupils who copy their GCSE or A-level coursework from the internet or buy material from "cheating" websites will be trapped by new software, an exam board warned today. Edexcel said that for the first time, this summer's coursework in England would be screened using Turnitin software in cases where examiners suspected plagiarism.
Scotland extends school exclusion powers for World Cup
The Guardian - 08/06/2006
Pupils in Scotland who make offensive anti-English remarks during the World Cup will be ordered out of classrooms.
Segregation warning over schools
BBC News - 08/06/2006
Tony Blair's flagship education reforms could increase racial segregation and destabilise communities, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) has warned.
Summer university scheme gets £2m funding
The Guardian - 09/06/2006
New plans to give every young person in London a chance to participate in summer activities were announced yesterday by Schools Minister Andrew Adonis. The Government has allocated £2 million of new funding to help boroughs and voluntary organisations set up their own summer universities, which will provide for thousands of 11 to 16-year-olds in boroughs across London.
FURTHER EDUCATION
Further education 'no Cinderella'
BBC News - 07/06/2006
Further education should stop being seen as a Cinderella service, Education Secretary Alan Johnson is to say today.
HIGHER EDUCATION
Brown urges debate on fees income
The Guardian - 06/06/2006
Britain must increase its spending on higher education if it is to maintain its competitive edge in the modern globalised economy, Gordon Brown said today.
It takes a bond to build a village
THES - 09/06/2006
Sheffield University has secured a distinctive deal with the private sector to build and manage a student village that could offer a future model for other institutions seeking to replace ageing halls of residence.
Pay deal could mean job cuts
THES - 09/06/2006
Universities may have to consider substantial job losses to afford the national pay deal agreed by unions this week, employers have warned
St Hilda's to end 113-year ban on male students
Daily Telegraph - 09/06/2006
The last remaining women's college at Oxford University voted yesterday to open its doors to men, bringing to an end more than 100 years of single-sex education.
Universities urged to avoid local pay deals
The Guardian - 09/06/2006
Wealthy universities are being discouraged from making local pay deals after unions last night accepted a national offer lower than one agreed at the University of Ulster.
University pay talks reach deal
BBC News - 07/06/2006
University lecturers' leaders have accepted a new pay offer and have suspended a boycott of exam marking. The University and College Union (UCU) agreed to a rise of 10.37% over 22 months, plus at least 2.5% in the next year, in negotiations with employers.
Watchdog fails foundation degree courses
The Guardian - 06/06/2006
Foundation degrees are failing to meet academic standards despite the Government's insistence that the vocational courses will boost higher education, it has emerged.
